Personal Precautions; Preparing To Charge - Cojali jaltest JT3001 Manual De Instrucciones

13. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS

a. Someone should be within range of your voice or close enough to come to your aid
when you work near a lead-acid battery.
b. Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case battery acid contacts skin,
clothing, or eyes.
c. Wear complete eye and clothing protection. Avoid touching your eyes while
working near battery.
d. If battery acid contacts your skin or clothing, wash them immediately with soap
and water. If acid enters your eye, immediately flood your eye with running cold
water for at least 10 minutes and get medical attention immediately.
e. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of the battery or the engine.
f. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto the battery. It might
spark or short circuit the battery or other electrical part that may cause an explosion.
g. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches
when working with a lead-acid battery. A lead-acid battery can produce a short
circuit current high enough to weld a ring or similar to metal, causing a severe burn.
h. Use the charger for charging a LEAD-ACID battery only. It is not intended to supply
power to a low-voltage electrical system other than in a starter motor application. Do
not use the battery charger for charging dry-cell batteries that are commonly used
with home appliances. These batteries may burst and cause injury to people and
damage to property.
i. NEVER charge a frozen battery.

14. PREPARING TO CHARGE

a. If it is necessary to remove the battery from the vehicle to be charged, always
remove the grounded terminal from the battery first. Make sure all accessories in the
vehicle are off, so that an arc is not caused.
b. Be sure that the area around the battery is well ventilated while the battery is
being charged. Gas can be forcefully blown away by using a piece of cardboard or
other non-metallic material as a fan.
c. Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with
eyes.
d. Add distilled water in each cell until the battery acid reaches level specified by the
battery manufacturer. This helps to purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill.
For a battery without cell caps, carefully follow the manufacturer's recharging
instructions.
e. Study all the battery manufacturer's specific precautions such as removing or not
removing cell caps while charging and recommended rates of charge.
f. Determine the voltage of the battery by referring to the car owner's manual and
make sure that the output voltage selector switch is set at the correct voltage.
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