Schumacher 00-99-000835/1208 Battery Charger User Manual


 
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TROUBLESHOOTING14.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REASON/SOLUTION
A battery is connected but
the LCD display still shows
CONNECT BATTERY
The battery clips are not
making a good connection.
The battery connections are
reversed.
The battery is severely
discharged.
Check for a poor connection
to the battery and/or frame.
Make sure connection points
are clean. Rock the clips
back and forth for a better
connection.
Unplug the charger and
reverse the clips.
If your battery does not have
.2V, you must press and
hold the CHARGE ON/OFF
button for ve seconds to get
the charge cycle started.
The LCD display shows:
CHARGE ABORTED, BAD
BATTERY and beeps four
times
The battery is defective (will
not accept a charge).
Weak or sulfated plate in the
battery.
Wrong battery voltage.
Have the battery checked.
Have the battery checked.
Verify the CHARGE VOLT-
AGE setting on the charger.
Make sure it matches the
battery being charged.
The LCD display shows:
BAD BATTERY and beeps
four times then switches to
CONNECT BATTERY
The battery is bad or
sulfated.
In the case of a severely dis-
charged battery, the charger
will go into abort mode. If,
after the output turns off, the
battery voltage drops to un-
der .2 volts, the charger will
reset to the default settings
and the display will show
12V FAST on the top line
and CONNECT BATTERY
on the bottom line.
The LCD display shows:
Nothing
The charger is not plugged
in.
No power at the receptacle.
Poor electrical connection.
Other
Plug the charger into an AC
outlet.
Check for open fuse or
circuit breaker supplying the
AC outlet.
Check the power cord or
extension cord for a loose
tting plug.
Have the battery charger
checked by a qualied ser-
vice person.