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PREPARINGTOCHARGE
Ifnecessarytoremovebatteryfromvehicletocharge,alwaysremovegrounded
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Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged.
Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with
eyes.
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as valve regulated lead acid batteries, carefully follow manufacturer’s recharging
instruction.
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mended rates of charge.
Determine voltage of battery by referring to car owner’s manual and make sure that
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charge rate, charge battery initially at lowest rate.
CHARGER LOCATION
Locatechargerasfarawayfrombatteryasdccablespermit.
Never place charger directly above battery being charged; gases from battery will
corrode and damage charger.
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Do not operate charger in a closed-in area or restrict ventilation in any way.
Donotsetabatteryontopofcharger.
DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
Connect and disconnect dc output clips only after setting any charger switches to
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each other.
Attach clips to battery and chassis as indicated in 16(e), 16(f), 17(b) through 17(d).
FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY
ISINSTALLEDINVEHICLE.ASPARK
NEARBATTERYMAYCAUSEBATTERY
EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE RISK OF A SPARK
NEAR BATTERY:
13.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
14.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.
a)
b)
16.