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eye, immediately flood with running cold water for at least 10 minutes and get medical attention
immediately.
e. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of battery or engine.
f. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto battery. lt might spark or short-
circuit battery or other electrical part that may cause an explosion.
g. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working
near a lead-acid battery. A lead-acid battery can produce a short-circuit current high enough to
weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
h. Use this charger for charging LEAD-ACID batteries only. lt is not intended to supply power
to a low voltage electrical system other than in an automotive application. Do not use battery
charger for charging dry-cell batteries that are commonly used with home appliances. These
batteries may burst and cause injury to persons and damage to property.
i. NEVER charge a frozen battery.
11. PREPARING TO CHARGE BATTERY
a.If it becomes necessary to remove the battery from the vehicle to charge, always remove
grounded terminal from battery first. Make sure all accessories in the vehicle are off, so as not
to cause an arc.
b. Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged. Gases can be
forcefully blown away, by using a piece of cardboard or other nonmetallic material such as a
fan.
c. Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with eyes.
d. Add distilled water in each cell until battery acid reaches level specified by battery
manufacturer. This helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill. For a battery without
cell caps, carefully follow manufacturer's recharging instructions.
e. Study all battery manufacturers' specific precautions such as removing or not removing cell
caps while charging and recommended rates of charge.
f. Determinate voltage of battery by referring to car owner's manual and make sure that output
voltage selector switch is set at correct voltage. If charger has adjustable charge rate, charge
battery initially at lowest rate.
12. CHARGER LOCATION
a. Locate charger as far away from battery as the DC cable permits.
b. Never place charger directly above battery being charged; gases from battery will corrode
and damage charger.
c. Never allow battery acid to drip on charger when reading gravity or filling battery.
d. Do not operate charger in a closed-in area or restrict ventilation in any way.
e. Do not set a battery on top of charger.
13. DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
a. Connect and disconnect DC output clips only after removing AC cord from electric outlet.
Never allow clips to touch each other.
b. Attach clips to battery and chassis
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