Calculating Charge Time - Thorsen 19-014 Manual Del Usuario

GENERAL CHARGING NOTES:
Restart
If the charge mode is changed after charging has started (by pressing the
CHARGE RATE or BATTERY TYPE button), the charging process will restart.
Voltage
The voltage displayed during charging is the charging voltage and is usually
higher than the battery's resting voltage.
Charging Tips:
Read this entire manual before using your battery charger. The following tips
serve only as a guide for specifi c situations:
• If your vehicle won't start – It is not necessary to fully charge your battery to start
a vehicle. If operating the vehicle continuously for an extended period of time
(such as a long drive) the vehicle's charging system should charge the battery
during that period. If the vehicle will only be operating for a short period of time
(short drive) the battery might need to recharge before starting the vehicle again.
• Reviving your battery – It is not necessary to fully charge your battery to start a
vehicle. When the battery's charge is 77% or more, the battery has usually been
charged enough for the vehicle to start and operate normally.
• Completing an interrupted charge – If the charging process has been interrupted
and restarted, the charger could go straight to Maintain Mode. However the
charge can often be completed using the 2A rate.

CALCULATING CHARGE TIME:

Use the table on page 13 to more accurately determine the time it will take to bring
a battery to full charge. First, identify where your battery fi ts into the chart.
• Small batteries – motorcycle, garden tractors, etc. – are usually rated in
Ampere Hours (AH). For example: 6, 12, 32 AH etc.
• Batteries in cars and smaller trucks are usually rated in Reserve Capacity(RC),
Cold-Cranking Amps (CCA) or both.
• Marine or deep-cycle batteries are usually rated in Reserve Capacity (RC).
• NR means that the charger setting is NOT RECOMMENDED.
Find your battery rating on the chart and note the charge time given for each charger
setting. The times given are for batteries with a 50-percent charge prior to recharging.
Add more time for severely discharged batteries.
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