Additional Function; Charging The Battery - EINHELL CE-BC 4 M Instructions D'origine

Refer to and observe the operating manual
for your car and/or contact the manufacturer
of your car.
Using the RECOND charging program
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Connect the charger to a lead acid battery as
described in section 5.3 and check the char-
ging process every half hour.
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After 4 hours at the latest or as soon as the
battery starts audibly gassing (bubbling), re-
move the charger as described in section 5.3.
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If possible, check the acid level and, if pos-
sible, top up the battery cells, if necessary
just with distilled water. The acid level should
ideally be between the marked max. and min.
level and should be identical for all the cells.
Screw the battery stoppers, if there are any,
tightly in place.

5.2.3 Additional function

H) SUPPLY: For supplying 12V d.c. voltage, e.g.
when changing a battery or for operating 12V d.c.
consumers.
Press the "Mode" button –> switch from the RE-
COND to the SUPPLY function
Warning! Protection against swapped poles will
not be available. If the poles are swapped there
is a risk of damaging the charger and the battery/
on-board vehicle power supply or a connected
consumer. It is imperative that you make sure the
polarity is correct when you connect up. Observe
the maximum power consumption (see "Technical
data") of the consumer.
Note:
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The direct voltage which is provided (shown
in the display) is load-dependent and without
load it is approx. 14.5 V.
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This function can be used for consumers
which are operated from a vehicle's cigarette
lighter.
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Refer to and observe the operating manual
for your 12 V consumer.

5.3 Charging the battery:

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Release or remove the battery stoppers (if
fitted) from the battery.
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Check the acid level in the battery. If neces-
sary, top up the battery with distilled water (if
possible). Important! Battery acid is aggres-
sive. Rinse off any acid splashes thoroughly
with lots of water and seek medical advice if
necessary.
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First connect the red charging cable to the
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positive pole of the battery.
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Then connect the black charging cable to the
bodywork of the vehicle away from the battery
and the petrol pipe.
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Warning! Under normal circumstances the
negative battery pole is connected to the bo-
dywork and you proceed as described above.
In exceptional cases it is possible that the po-
sitive battery pole is connected to the body-
work (positive earthing). In this case, connect
the black charger cable to the negative pole
on the battery. Then connect the red charger
cable to the bodywork at a point away from
the battery and the petrol pipe.
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After the battery has been connected to the
charger, you can connect the charger to a
socket (see Technical Data). You can now
change the charging settings (see section
5.2).
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Important! Charging may create dangerous
explosive gas and therefore you should avoid
spark formation and naked flames whilst the
battery is charging. There is a risk of explosi-
on! It is essential that you ventilate the rooms
well.
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When "FUL" appears in the LCD display (and
all increments Fig. 2/Item K), charging has
been completed. The charger holds the bat-
tery at 95% – 100% available battery capacity
using pulsed charging. If the charger shows
this after just a few minutes, this indicates that
the battery capacity is low. The battery needs
replacing.
Calculating the charging time (Fig. 3a-3c)
The charging time depends on the charge status
of the battery. If the battery is fully discharged,
the approximate charging time up to approx. 80%
charged can be calculated using the following
formula:
Charging time/h =
The charging current should be 1/10 to 1/6 of the
battery capacity.
5.4 Fault indicator (Fig. 2/Item G)
The fault indicator will fl ash (light up) in the fol-
lowing cases:
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If the voltage of the battery is less than
3.5 V or more than 15 V. The battery is either
unsuitable for charging or is defective. It is
also possible that other battery errors or faults
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Battery capacity in Ah
Amp. (charging current)