Charging your battery outside the vehicle – Sears 200.7123 User Manual

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Charging your battery outside the vehicle:

1. Remove the battery from vehicle, making sure to

disconnect grounded terminal first with all power
turned off to the vehicle.

2. Check the polarity of the battery posts as indicated

on the battery case: POSITIVE (POS, P, +) and

NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -).
NOTE: On top-post batteries, the positive battery

terminal usually has a larger diameter than the

negative one.
Connect the red (POSITIVE) charger clamp to the
POSITIVE post of the battery. Be sure to rock the

clip back and forth to make a solid connection.
Attach a

-gauge (AWG) or a 4-gauge (SAE)

insulated battery cable of at least 24-inches In
length to the NEGATIVE battery post. This cable

will provide a safer connection because any arcing

and sparking will not occur directly over the
battery. (The battery cable is not provided with the
charger, but may be purchased at most automo

tive accessory outlets.)

5. Take the other end of the

-gauge (AWG) or a 4-

gauge (SAE) insulated 24-inch cable and, standing
as far away from the battery as possible, connect

the black (NEGATIVE) lead to the free end of the

cable. Be sure to rock the clamp to make a solid
connection.

IMPORTANT: Wear safety glasses

and face away from the battery while making the

final connection.

. Set your charger's right-hand 3-position selector

switch to the OFF position. Then plug the
charger's power cord into a grounded AC outlet.

7. Select the desired charge rate. (See "Setting the

Controls" on page 7.)

8. The charger will not stop when the battery is fully

charged. For this reason it is

Important to check

charging progress frequently. Overcharging can
damage a battery, you must monitor and unplug

charger when battery is fully charged.

9. When the battery is fully charged, the AMMETER

needle will fall to about half the charge rate
selected. For specific positions, see the "Amme

ter" section of "Settings the Controls" on page 7.

10. When the battery is fully charged, unplug the

charger power cord before attempting to discon

nect charger clamps.

11. Standing away from the battery, remove the

charger leads. Remove the NEGATIVE clamp
first, then from the POSITIVE battery post or
terminal.

12. Clean and store the battery charger in a dry

location.