Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SPEED CAHRGE SC-8000A Schumacher
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F ully A utomatic Micropr ocessor Con trolled Batt er y C harger with Engi ne Star ter plus Batt er y T ester and Alter nator T ester CAUTION: Read all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions, and follow them with each use of this product. 00-99-000619/0206 O WN E R ’S M AN U A L Schumacher Electric Corporation Mount Prospect, IL 60056 U.
2 PLEASE SA VE THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND READ BEFORE EACH USE. Model SC-8000A Microprocessor Controlled, Fully Automatic Operation Battery Charger with Engine Starter Plus Battery and Alternator T ester of fers features to accommodate the needs for home or light commercial use.
3 IM PORT A NT SAFET Y I NSTRUCTI ONS • W ARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with ac- cessories sold with this product, may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
4 Never place charger directly above battery being charged. The gases from the battery will corrode and damage the charger . Never touch the battery clamps together when the charger is on. Y ou could cause a spark. Never operate charger if it has received a hard blow , been dropped, or otherwise damage d.
5 PREP A RI NG Y O UR BA T TERY T O BE CHA RGED It is important that you read and follow these guidelines while you are preparing to charge the battery . • Make sure that you have a 6 or 12 volt lead-acid battery . Determine voltage of bat tery by refe rrin g to veh icle owne r ’s man ual or the batt ery mark ings .
6 NEGA TIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM 5. Connecting to a negative-grounded system: Connect the red (POSITIVE) output clamp to the POSITIVE post of the battery . Rock and twist the clamp back and forth to be sure a solid electrical connection is made.
7 The CO NN ECTED LED s hould be lit . If the C ON NECTED L ED is not li t, c heck for c or rec t c able c on nec tion s. 6. Pre ss t he appr opr iate c ont rol b ut tons to s elec t t he de sire d c harge rate and bat ter y ty pe.
8 OVERVIEW Using t his bat ter y c harg er is ver y simp le. First , c onnec t t he bat ter y and AC p ower f o l l o w i n g t h e p r e c a u t i o n s l i s te d u n d e r “OPE R A TING INST RUCT IONS” . Then se - lec t the app ropr iate BA T TERY T Y PE and char ge r ate for your bat ter y .
9 DIGIT AL DISPLA Y BUTT ON Use this button to set the function of the digital display to one of the following. • BA TTER Y %: The digital display shows an estimate of the percent of charge of the battery connected to the charger battery clamps. • VOL T AGE: The digital displa y shows the voltage at the charger battery clamps in DC volts.
10 CONTROL P A NEL G UID E SC-8000A CONTROL PANEL GUIDE MODE OF OPERATION C h a r g e d C h a r g i n g C o n n e c t e d B a t t e r y % V o l t a g e A l t e r n a t o r % 1 2 V R e g u l a r 1 2 V .
1 1 USI NG THE BUI L T - I N BA T TERY TESTER OVERVIEW This battery charger has a built-in battery tester that displays either an accurate bat- tery voltage or an estimate of the battery’s relative charge based on the battery volt- age and the Battery Council International scale.
1 2 This battery charger has a built-in alterna- tor tester that displays either an accurate alternator voltage or an estimate of the alternator ’s relative output compared to normal alternators. The Alternator % values displayed should be taken as general reference, not precise diagnosis.
1 3 BA T TERY P ERCENT AN D CHARGE T IM E This charger adjusts the charging time in order to charge the battery completely , ef ci ent ly an d sa fel y . T he mi cro pr oce s - sor automatically makes the necessary decisions. However , this section includes guidelines that can be used to estimate charging times.
1 4 CHA RGING T IPS Read this entire manual before using your charger . The tips below serve only as a guide for specic situations. If your vehicle won’t start : Y ou don’t need to fully charge the battery to start your vehicle.
1 5 TROUBLESHO OTING Performance problems often can be corrected by the user . Please read through this chart for a possible solution to common problems. PROBLE M POS SI BLE CAUSE SOLUT IO N The bat te r y is c onn ecte d and th e char ger is on, but isn' t c hargin g.
16 W A RR ANT Y SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORA TION, 801 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, MOUNT PROSPECT , ILLINOIS 60056-2179 MAKES THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL OF THIS PRODUCT .
Cargador de Baterías T ot almente A utomát ico Controlado por Micr oprocesador con Ar ranque de Motor más P robador de Bater ías y P robador de Al ternadores P R E CA UCIÓN: Lea tod as las Regl as de Se guri dad e Inst ru cc ione s de Op erac ión y sígalas en c ada uso d e este pro duc to.
2 SÍ RV ASE GUA RDAR ESTE M A NUAL DE L DUE ÑO Y LE ER LO ANTES D E CADA USO. El C argad or de B aterías T ot alme nte Auto máti co C ontro lado po r M icr opr oc esa dor co n Ar r anque de Moto r.
3 • ADVERTENCIA: El manejo del cordón en este producto o de los cordones aso- ciados con los accesorios vendidos con este producto, puede exponerle a usted al plomo, un producto químico conocido en el Estado de California de causar cáncer y defectos de nacimiento u otro daño reproductivo.
4 PRECA UCIO NES DE S EGURI D A D PERSONA L • Lleve puesta protección completa para los ojos y la ropa al trabajar con baterías de plomo-ácido. • Asegúrese que alguien esté a distancia de poder oír su voz, para venir en su ayuda si hay necesidad mientras usted trabaja con o está cerca de una batería de plomo-ácido.
5 • Asegúrese que el tamaño del alambre es lo sucientemente grande para su largo y para el amperaje CA, tal como se especica a continuación: CÓMO PR EP A R A R SU BA TER ÍA P A R A CARGARSE Es importante que usted lea y siga estas pautas al prepararse para cargar la batería.
6 (NEGA TIV A) de salida a una parte de metal gruesa y sin pintar del chasis o al bloque del motor , alejada de la batería. P ARA CARGAR LA BA TERÍASACADA DEL VEHÍCULO: POSITIVO NEGA TIVO BA TERÍA CARGADOR DE BA TERÍAS CABLE DE 24”, CALIBRE 6 AL TOMACORRIENTE DE FUERZA A TIERRA CORDÓN DE FUERZA DIGITAL DISPLAY 1 .
7 8. Limp ie e l c arg ador y guár delo en un siti o sec o. CÓM O USA R EL A RR AN QUE D E MO - TOR . (“ ENG I NE ST A RT ”) Su c a rg ad or d e bat er ías pu e de us ar s e para pue sta en march a r ápida de su ve - hí culo s i est á baja la bater ía.
8 CÓMO USA R SU CARGADO R DE BA TERÍ AS: VI ST A G EN ER AL El m odo de us ar e ste c ar gado r de bat- erías e s m uy s encil lo. Pr imer o, c onec te la bat er ía y la f ue r z a CA sig ui end o las prec auciones detalladas bajo “ INSTRUC - CIO NES D E O PER ACIÓN ” .
9 CONTROLES DEL CARGA DOR P ANT ALLA DIGIT AL CONECT ADO CARGANDO CARGADA EST ADO BA TERÍA PEQUEÑA DE 2 AMP BA TERÍA REGULAR DE 12 30 AMP ARRANQUE DE MOTOR A 80 AMP % DE BATER ÍA PANT ALLA.
10 • “SMALL BA TTER Y” (BA TERÍA PEQUEÑA) Provee una tasa de carga ha sta 2A. Se de sti na para carg ar ba ter ía s pequeñas tales como las que común- mente se usan en los tractores de jardín, nievemóviles y motocicletas. La tasa 2A no se destina para usar como cargador a goteo para baterías más grandes.
1 1 EL USO DEL PROBA DOR DE BA TE RÍ AS INCOR POR A DO VIST A GENERAL Este ca rgador de bater ías t iene un prob a- dor de baterías in co rp orad o que mu estr a ya se a el volta je c or re cto de .
1 2 EL USO DEL PROBA DOR DE A L TE RN ADO RES IN CORPO R ADO NOT AS P A R A PROBAR E L % DE BA TE RÍ A Una batería re cién c ar gada pudi era tene r alto volt aje te mpor al d ebido a lo que s e l la m a “c ar g a s up e r c i a l ” .
1 3 PORCENT A JE DE L A BA TE RÍ A Y TIE MPO D E CARGAR Este car gador regu la el t iemp o de c arg ar par a pod er c arg ar la ba terí a de modo com- pleto , eca z y seguro. El mic roprocesador a u t o m á t i c a m e n t e h a c e l a s d e c i s i o n e s ne c es ar i as.
1 4 P AUT AS P A R A CARGAR Lea e ste manu al enter o antes de us ar el c arga dor . L as paut as a c ontinu ació n sir ven únic amente de g uí a p ara situ acio nes es pecí cas.
1 5 PROBLE MA POS IB LE CA USA SOLUC IÓ N La batería e stá c one ct ada y el c ar g ad or en c en di d o, per o este no c arg a. El c arg ador est á en mo do de proba r , no en mod o de c argar . Opr ima el botón CH ARG E ST A RT par a ac ti var el pr o - ce so de c arg ar y sele cc i - one una t asa de c ar ga.
16 GAR ANT ÍA SCH UM ACHER E LECTRIC CO R POR A TI ON , 8 0 1 B USI NESS C ENTER D RIV E, MO UN T PROSPECT , ILLI NOI S 6 0 05 6 -2 1 79 HACE EST A G AR ANTÍ A LIM IT ADA A L C OM PR A DOR ORIG INA L AL POR MENO R DE ESTE PROD UCTO . EST A GA R A NTÍ A LIMIT A DA NO ES TR A N SFERI BLE .
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