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OWNER'S MANUAL
DieHard Ev°luti°n Techn°l°gY_"
Power for your changing life.
Microprocessor Controlled, Fully Automatic
Operation Battery Charger
with Engine Starter
Plus Battery and Alternator Tester
2-AMP SLOW CHARGE
15-AMP FAST CHARGE
40-AMP RAPID CHARGE
125-AMP ENGINE START
FOR 12-VOLT
BATTERIES
Model No,
200,71227
CAUTION:
Read all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions,
and follow them with each use of this product.
Sears_ Roebuck and Co._ Hoffman Estates_ IL 60179 U.S.A.
00-99-000814/0807
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/q._:]n=i[o];lifo] _Jill =i_ill_ "- ] WARRANTY ................................................................................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................... 3 PERSONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................... 4 BEFORE USING YOUR BATTERY CHARGER ........................................................ 5 Plugging It In .............................
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WARNING - RISK OF EXPLOSIVE GASES WORKING IN VICINITY OF A LEAD-ACID BATTERY IS DANGEROUS. BAT- TERIES GENERATE EXPLOSIVE GASES DURING NORMAL BATTERY OPERATION. FOR THIS REASON, IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT EACH TIME BEFORE USING YOUR CHARGER, YOU READ THIS MANUAL AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY. To reduce risk of battery explosion, follow these instructions and those pubNshed by battery manufacturer and manufacturer of any equipment you intend to use in vicinity of battery. Review cautio
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Never place charger directly above Be sure to position the charger power battery being charged. The gases from cord to prevent it from being stepped on, the battery wilI corrode and damage the tripped over, or damaged. charger. Never pull out the plug by the cord when Never touch the battery cIamps together unplugging the charger. Pulling on the when the charger is on. You could cause cord may cause damage to the cord or a spark. the plug. Never operate charger if it has received Do not operate
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itisimportant tounderstand your charger's requirements. This section willteII youabout your charger's electrical requirements andhowtoprepare abattery forcharging. PLUGGING ITIN Wrap clamp cables afterunplugging the Your charger requires a120V AC2-prong power cordfromtheACwalloutlet and 'wail outlet receptacle installed according store your charger inadrylocation. toalIlocal codes andordinances. USING ANEXTENSION CORD Theuseofanextension cordisnotrec- ommended. Ifyoumust useanextension cord,plea
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Io] 14 _.!-'1 t I1[_]111 f.-'11 _.tl[_,ti [o]1f--1 NOTE: A marine (boat) boat battery must be removed and charged on shore. To charge it on board requires equipment specially designed for marine use. IMPORTANT: Follow all safety instructions and precautions when charging your bat- tery. Wear compIete eye protection and clothing protection. Charge your battery in a well-ventilated area. CHARGING BATTERY IN THE part of the chassis or engine block, VEHICLE: away from the battery (see figure). DO NO
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CHARGING BATTERY REMOVED USING ENGINE START FROM THE VEHICLE: Your battery charger can be used to jump start your car if the battery is low. Foi- POSmVE NEGATIVE tow these instructions on how to use the ENGINE START feature. BATTERY BATTERY CHARGER IMPORTANT: Follow alI safety instructions and precautions when charging your bat- CORD tery. Wear complete eye protection and __POWER clothing protection. Charge your battery TO in a well-ventilated area. GROUNDED POWER IMPORTANT: Using the ENGINE STA
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3. CoolDown - After cranking, thechar- light continuously, indicating that an- gerenters amandatory 3-minute (180 other crank cycle can be started. The second) cooldown state. During this digitaI display will change from display- period, nosettings can bechanged. The ing the countdown back to displaying buttons areignored. The digital dispIay the battery voltage. The CHARGING indicates theremaining cool down time LED will be lit again. inseconds. Itstarts at180andcounts ENGINE STARTING NOTES: do
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Ifthecharge mode ischanged after charg- Thevoltage displayed during charging is inghasstarted (bypressing theCHARGE thecharging voltage andusually willbe RATE or BATTERY TYPEbutton), the higher than thebattery's resting voltage. charging process willberestarted. I[o];r-,_=T_=1 [_[_o] #bd;[o]_,.'-] "marine". Deep cycle batteries are usu- ally larger than the other types. • AGM/GEL: AGM and geI ceil batteries have sealed cases without vent caps. Such batteries are often smaller than the other type
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71227 CONTROL PANEL GUIDE 4 MODE OF OPERATION Digital Display O 00 Initial power-up, baftery not detected Ioi I I I I I I O User selected User selected User selected No battery or reversed battery detected 0(%) or 00(V) User selected O 0-100 Battery tester activated o O User selected 100 Battep] tester with charged battery o O User selected O Battmy tester with no battery O User selected 00~170 Voltage meter activated Alternator tester activated O User selected 0~199 O O User selected 85~130 Alt
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La[_-,) I_[c]ad-i=m :Lnnj Imid I_II:T._i ald=1 z_h"dfi d=[...'.,]u d=1 z_ OVERVIEW powered up, the charger will remain a This battery charger has a built-in battery tester (not a charger) indefinitely, unless tester that displays either an accurate a charge rate is selected. battery voItage or an estimate of the TESTING AFTER CHARGING battery's relative charge based on the After the charger has been changed from battery voItage and the Battery Council tester to charger (by selecting a charge Int
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_l[-_i_[Ltl/:l_ :]ljllllHl_|;lill:lz_;_il[O]Z_ id::_"]ld::lZ_ TESTER STATUS LEDs This battery charger has a built-in alter- nator tester that dispIays either an accu- When the 71227 is operating as an alter- rate alternator voltage or an estimate of nator tester, the status LEDs light under the alternator's relative output compared the following conditions. to normal alternators. The Alternator % • The CHARGED (green) LED will light values displayed should be taken as if the output of the chargi
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This charger adjusts the charging time in There are some important facts to keep order to charge the battery completeIy, in mind when charging a battery. efficiently and safeIy. The microproces- When the display indicates 77% sor automatically makes the necessary charged, the battery has been charged decisions. However, this section incIudes enough to start most vehicIes and has guideIines that can be used to estimate already been charged as much as by charging times. many other battery chargers
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Read this entire manual before using your charger. The tips below serve only as a guide for specific situations. If your vehicle won't start: You don't Reviving your battery: If you only wish need to fully charge a battery to star[ to charge your battery enough to oper- your vehicle. If the charger won't start ate your vehicIe, you don't need to wait your vehicle using the 125A START rate, for the entire charging process to be try charging the battery using the 40A completed. When the charger di
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I / P.(l]+lJ :| ! ::_']"[.Iei t I+[_ Performance probtems often can be corrected by the user. Please read through this chart for a possible solution to common problems. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Press the CHARGE The battery is connected The charger is in tester RATE button to activate and the charger is on, mode, not charger mode. but isn't charging. charging and select a charge rate. indicator lights are lit in You might have acciden- Make sure nothing is an erratic manner not tally activ
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This section shows an illustration of your battery charger. Use it to become familiar with part locations and appearance. Replacement Parts List Sears 71227 ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER 1 HandleAssembly 2299001477 G 2 Case Top 3799004060 3 Faceplate 0899002635 4 ControlBoardAssernNy 2299001600 5 Output CaNesaad 3899001198 Ctamps 6 PowerCord 90026135 7 Cord Cleat 1199004390 8 Transformer 93026579 PowerBoard/ 9 2299001482 HeatsinkAssembly 10 Circuit Breaker 3999000104 11 Fan 0099000453 12 Case Bot
