Charging A Battery - Black and Decker BXAE00021 Manual Del Usuario

3. Instructions manual
Turn OFF ignition (heating, lighting...) before using the
charger when battery is installed in the vehicle.
Clean the battery terminals before using the charger.

3.1. Charging a battery

1. Before connecting the charger: make sure that the power supply lead is not
plugged into the mains !
2. Connection to the battery
Check first if the negative terminal is connected/grounded to the chassis. If not,
contact your reseller.
Connect the outlet cable to the charger.
 Output cable with clamps
Connect the red clamp (+) to the positive terminal (+) of the battery, then connect
the black clamp (-) to the earth/chassis of the vehicle (a heavy gauge metal part of
the frame or engine block. Do not connect to the carburetor or fuel lines).
 Output cable with rings
Loosen and remove each nut from the bolts at the battery terminals. Connect the
positive ring (+) to the positive terminal (+) of the battery, then connect the negative
ring (-) to the negative (-) terminal of the battery. Replace and tighten back the nuts
to secure them.
In both cases: make sure that the charger outlet lead make tight connections.
3. Connection to the mains
Plug the power plug of the battery charger into the mains.
The power LED is lighting up green = "Stand by" mode.
4. 6V or 12V Selection
Make sure the voltage position on the charger matches with the voltage of the
battery. The charging process will start automatically.
5. End of charging
Unplug the AC power plug of the charger from the mains.
6. Disconnect the output lead
Disconnect first the negative outlet lead from negative (-) terminal of the battery of
from the earth/chassis, then the positive outlet lead of the positive (+) terminal.
3.2. Charge indicators description
When the charge LED light on red, the battery is charging.
When the charge LED become green the battery is fully charged (100%);
the battery charger will switch to the maintenance step, keeping the
state efficiency of the battery constantly monitored, so that it is always
at an optimal level of charge.
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