Samlexpower SeC-1215UL Owner's Manual - Section 5 |
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theammeter.Whenthebatteriesarefully
charged,theywilldrawverylowcurrent
(maynotberegisteredbytheammeter)
tocompensatefortheirselfdischarge.
charging a Battery installed in a Vehicle
Followthesestepswhenthebatteryisin-
stalledinavehicle.Asparknearabattery
maycausebatteryexplosion.Forsafety
andtoreducetheriskofsparknearthe
battery:
1.PositionACandDCcordstoreducerisk
ofdamagebyhood,doorormoving
engine parts
2.Stayclearoffanblades,belts,pulleys
and other parts that can cause injury to
persons
3.Checkthepolarityofthebatteryposts.
APositive(Pos,P,+)batterypostusually
hasalargerdiameterthanaNegative
(Neg,N,-)post
4.Determinewhichpostofthebattery
is grounded (Connected to the chassis
EngineBlock).IftheNegativepostis
groundedtotheEngineBlock(Asin
mostvehicles),seesubparagraph5.If
thePositivepostisgrounded,seesub
paragraph6)
5.ForaNegativegroundedvehicle,con-
nectthePositive(red)DCwirefromthe
chargertothePositiveofthebattery
post.ConnecttheNegative(black)DC
wirefromthechargertoasectionof
heavygaugemetalpartoftheframeor
engineblockwhichisawayfrombat-
tery.Donotconnecttocarburetor,fuel
linesorsheetmetalbodyparts.
6.ForaPositivegroundedvehicle,con-
necttheNegative(black)DCwirefrom
thechargertotheNegativeofthe
batterypost.ConnectthePositive(red)
DCwirefromthechargertoasection
ofheavygaugemetalpartoftheframe
orengineblockwhichisawayfrombat-
tery.Donotconnecttocarburetor,fuel
linesorsheetmetalbodyparts.
7.ConnectthechargerACpowercordto
theACoutlet
8.Whendisconnectingthecharger,turn
switchestooff,disconnectACpower
seCtIOn 5 |
Installation & Charger Operation
Starter
Battery
Auxilary /
House
Battery
- + + +
Battery 4
Battery 3
Battery 2
Battery 1
Negative
Wire “B”
Positive
Wire “A”
- + + +
Fig. 5.1:
Connecting 2 separate battery systems to
2 separate banks.
Fig. 5.2:
Connecting bank of paralleled batteries to
single bank.