Schumacher PS-620 - Manuals

Page 2 - PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY; Make sure you have a 12 Volt lead-acid battery.; PREPARING TO CHARGE; FIGURE 1: GROUNDING METHODS; Engine crank assist; FIGURE 2: BATTERY CHARGER SELECTION GUIDE

2 B. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY 1. Make sure you have a 12 Volt lead-acid battery. 2. Clean battery terminals. Take care to keep corrosion fromcoming in contact with your eyes. 3. If required, add distilled water in each cell until battery acidreaches levels specified by battery manufacturer. T...

Page 3 - BATTERY CHARGER CONTROLS; CHARGE RATE AND VOLTAGE SWITCH SETTINGS; WARNING: Overcharging will damage the battery.; PERCENT OF CHARGE; READING AMMETER; FIGURE 3: BATTERY CHARGE RATE SELECTORS

3 E. BATTERY CHARGER CONTROLS CHARGE RATE AND VOLTAGE SWITCH SETTINGS NOTE: It is important to determine the battery type before charg-ing. (See BATTERY TYPES) WARNING: This charger will continue to charge even after thebattery is charged. This is a manual (non-automatic) battery charger. A manualch...

Page 4 - NOTE: The negative post is normally grounded.; BATTERY TYPES; FIGURE 6: CONNECTION TO NEGATIVE

4 G. CIRCUIT BREAKER This battery charger is equipped with a self-resetting circuitbreaker. This device protects the charger from temporary over-loads. In the event of an overload, the circuit breaker will tripopen. After a short cooling off period, it will reset automatically.This process is known ...

Page 5 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: CHARGING BATTERY OUT OF VEHICLE; FIGURE 7: CONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY CLIP; POSITIVE GROUNDED POST; Plug charger AC cord into a grounded 120 volt outlet.; MAINTENANCE/CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS; Coil charger cords to prevent damage.

5 1. Check polarity of battery posts. Battery case will be markedby each post: POSITIVE (POS, P, +) and NEGATIVE (NEG,N, -). NOTE: The positive battery post usually has a largerdiameter than the negative post. 2. Attach a 24" long (or longer) 6-gauge (AWG) insulated bat-tery cable to NEGATIVE (N...

Page 6 - Send Warranty Product Repairs to:

6 L. TROUBLESHOOTING If a problem does occur, check the following: PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No meter reading. Charger is not plugged in. Plug in. Connections are reversed. With charger unplugged, reverse clamps andreconnect. (Rock back and forth to bite in.) Poor electrical connection. Clean ...

Page 7 - NOTES

Page 8 - MANUAL DEL USUARIO; –No destruya este manual–; SEGURIDAD EN GENERAL CON BATERÍAS

1 1. Antes de utilizar el cargador de baterías, asegúrese de leer todas lasinstrucciones y precauciones impresas en: • El cargador de baterías• La batería• El vehículo o unidad que usa la batería 2. Use el cargador de baterías solamente en baterías recargables dePLOMO-ÁCIDO, tales como las usadas en...

Page 9 - PARA CARGAR LA BATERÍA; CONTROLES DEL CARGADOR DE BATERÍAS

2 1. Asegúrese que la batería es de plomo-ácido de 12 voltios y fije así elconmutador del cargador. 2. Limpie las terminales de la batería. Cuide de que no entre corrosión asus ojos. 3. Si es necesario, añada agua destilada en cada celda de la bateríahasta que el nivel del ácido llegue al nivel espe...

Page 10 - CÓMO LEER EL AMPERÍMETRO; INTERRUPTOR AUTOMÁTICO

3 F. CÓMO LEER EL AMPERÍMETRO 0 2 4 6 8 10 50 0 2 4 6 8 PS-620 PS-1025 ILUSTRACIÓN 4: MEDIDORES AMPERÍMETRO (Véase la ILUSTRACIÓN 4)El amperímetro proporciona lecturas de amperios que la batería recibe delc a r g a d o r. C u a n d o s e c o n e c ta a l c a r g a d o r u n a b a t e r í a t o ta l ...

Page 11 - INSTRUCCIONES PARA EL MANTENIMIENTO Y LIMPIEZA

4 al chasis o bloque del motor del vehículo, lejos de la batería. Conectela pinza a una parte de metal grueso y sin pintura del bastidor o elbloque del motor. ADVERTENCIA: No conecte la pinza al carburador, líneas de combustibleo planchas de metal de la carrocería. NOTA: Conecte la pinza al terminal...