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OWNER'S MANUAL
DieHard.
BATTERY CHARGER/MAINTAINER
1.5 Amp
Fully Automatic
Float-Mode Monitoring
Model No.
200.71220
CAUTION:
Read and follow all Safety
Rules and Operating Instructions
Before Every Use of this Product.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Sears_ Roebuck and Cov Hoffman Estates_ IL 60179 U.S.A.
0099CO0308/_403
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Warranty .................................................................................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................ 3 Personal Safety Precautions ....................................................................... 4 Before using your Battery Charger ....................................................................... 5 Quick disconnect harness ........................
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WARNING: Toreduce therisk of HELP US HELP YOU -- explosion, explosive gases, or injury Remembe_ while using your battery charger, follow • Place charger as far away from the the precautions listed below: battery being charged as the charger • Read all instructions and cautions cables will permit. printed on the battery charger, • Do not expose charger to rain or battery, and vehicle or equipment snow. using battery. • Never charge a frozen battery. If • Use charger only on lead-acid type battery
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Personal Safety Precautions For your own personal safety, please follow the following precautions: • Take care not to drop any metal tool • Wear complete eye and clothing or metal object onto the battery. This protection when working with lead- acid batteries. may spark or short circuit the battery or another electrical device that may • Be sure that someone is within range cause an explosion. of your voice to come to your aid if • Always operate your battery charger needed while you work with o
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It is important to understand your charger's requirements. This section will tell you about your charger's electrical requirements and how to prepare a battery for charging. 2 QUICK DISCONNECTHARNESS To permanently attach to a small battery (i.e. motorcycle), connect the red POSITIVE harness wire eyelet to the POSITIVE battery terminal. Then NEGATIVEGROUNDED SYSTEM connect the black NEGATIVE eye[et to the NEGATIVE battery terminal. USING AN EXTENSION CORD Loosen and remove each nut from bolts at
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It is important that you read and follow these guidelines while you are preparing to charge your battery. • Make sure that you have a 12 volt or cell caps while charging, and recom- 6 volt lead-acid battery. Set the mended rates of charge. selector switch to match the voltage • Wear safety glasses. See additional rating of the battery to be charged. "Personal Safety Precautions" on • Clean the battery terminals. Be page 4. careful to keep corrosion from getting • Be sure that the area around the
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Follow these steps when battery is in- Follow these steps when battery is outside of vehicle. stalled in vehicle. A spark near battery may cause battery explosion. To re- a)Check polarity of battery posts. Positive duce the risk of a spark near the battery: battery post usually has a larger diam- eter than the Negative post, a)Position AC power cord and DC output b)Attach at least a24" long, 18-gauge or cord to reduce risk of damage by hood, heavier insulated jumper cable to the door, or moving
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OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS The Red LED indicates an overload condition. Common causes are short- a)Set the 6 and 12 Volt selector switch to ing of the battery clamps, reverse- match the voltage of the battery being polarity connection to a battery, and charged. charging a problem battery. An over- b)Connect charger to a battery as out- load condition could also be caused lined. by charging two or more batteries in c) Plug AC power cord into 120 Volt, 60 Hz parallel or charging a battery larger recep
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Tokeep your battery charger working properly for years: THIS CHARGER IS NOT SUBJECT TO 1.CLean the clamps each time you are REPAIR. finished charging. Wipe off any battery fluid that may have come in contact w_th RETURN CHARGER TO PLACE OF the clamps to prevent corrosion. PURCHASE FOR REPLACEMENT UN- 2. Coil the input and output cords neatly DER WARRANTY. when storing the charger. This will help prevent accidental damage to the cords and oharger. 9
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