Bahco BBA1224-3200 Manuel Du Propriétaire page 10

3. Never recharge the Booster 12/24V via the cigarette lighter plug of the Booster.
– The cigarette lighter plug (outlet 12V) is only connected to one battery and is just
provided for the connection of a portable lamp 12V (maximum 16A) or all others
accessory 12V.
4. Never completely discharge the Booster's batteries.
– The batteries of your Booster do not have a memory effect.
– Danger of irreversible sulphatation.
5. During the charge, the clamps must never touch a metallic surface.
– You may melt one or several poles in the charging plug.
4.2. STARTING
1. Important: on vehicles difficult to start, crank the engine for a maximum of
8-10 seconds and wait for 3 minutes before further attempt to restart the
vehicle.
– Three reasons:
a. To allow the voltage of the Booster batteries to build up again.
b. To allow the renewal of gasses inside the batteries.
c. To allow the internal components of the batteries to cool down.
– If you do not wait and/or the starting attempt is too long, you risk losing power, you
reduce your starting possibilities by the second attempt and you risk melting the
fuse inside.
2. Never connect the Booster to a battery or starter which is in short-circuit.
3. Never disconnect the Booster while engine running when there is no battery in
the vehicle or when the vehicle's battery is at 0 volt.
– This may cause failure to the diodes of the alternator and to the electronic
components of the vehicle.
4. Never place the Booster in short-circuit, for example:
A. By connecting the red clamp (+) to the negative terminal of the battery and
the blue clamp (-) to the vehicle's earth.
– The inversion of polarity signal will not operate because you are connected 2x
to the mass and you are not in inversion of polarity.
B. By connecting the clamps on the positive and negative terminal of the 2
batteries which are connected together in the vehicle 24V.
– In both cases, the fuse of the battery will blow instantly.
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