Schumacher 10000A Battery Charger User Manual


 
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Read this entire manual before using your charger. The tips below serve only as a
guide for specific situations.
CHARGING TIPS
If your vehicle won’t start: You don’t
need to fully charge a battery to start
your vehicle. If the charger won’t start
your vehicle using the 100A START rate,
try charging the battery using the 40A
rate for 10 or 15 minutes. That should
charge the battery enough to allow the
100A START rate to start the vehicle. If
the vehicle will then be operated
continuously for an extended period
(such as a long drive), the vehicle could
charge the battery back to normal
during that period. If the vehicle will only
be operated for a short period (short
drive), the battery might need to be
charged again before it could start the
vehicle again.
Reviving your battery: If you only wish
to charge your battery enough to
operate your vehicle, you don’t need to
wait for the entire charging process to
be completed. When the charger
displays a battery % of 77 or more (see
page 14), 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 inter-
rupted and restarted after the charger
displays a battery % of 85 or more, the
charger could go straight to Maintain
Mode (see top of this page). However, if
the original charge was started using
40A, the charge can often be completed
using the 2A rate.