Schumacher SC-8020A Battery Charger User Manual


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determine charging progress by selecting the BATTERY % mode.
There are some important facts to keep in mind when charging a battery.

enough to start most vehicles and has already been charged as much as
by many other battery chargers.

charged at least as much as by most other battery chargers.
The battery % shown in tester mode is an estimate based on the bat-
tery voltage and the Battery Council International scale. The battery %
shown in charger mode is an estimate of the relative charge in the battery
compared to the charge it should have if the charging process is allowed
to complete.
The battery % shown in tester mode can be used to estimate the relative 
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given battery.
The battery % shown in charger mode is an indication of the relative 
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less charge time remains.

charger. That means that the battery % increases faster at the beginning


percent.
CHARGING TIPS17.
Read this entire manual before using your charger. The tips below serve
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If your vehicle won’t start17.1 
start your vehicle. If the charger won’t start your vehicle using the EN-
GINE START
BATTERY setting for 10 or 15 minutes. That should charge the battery
enough to allow the ENGINE START rate to start the vehicle. If the vehicle
will then be operated continuously for an extended period (such as a long


the battery might need to be charged again before it could start the vehicle
again.
Reviving your battery17.2 

process to be completed. When the charger displays a battery % of 77 or
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