Schumacher Electric SE-2151MA Owner's manual

Brand: Schumacher Electric

Model: SE-2151MA

Category: Battery chargers

Type: Owner's manual

0099000931-1

Models / Modelos: SE-40MAP, SE-70MA, SE-82-6,

SE-125A, SE-520MA, SE-1010-2, SE-1052, SE-1250,

SE-1275A, SE-1510MA, SE-2151MA, SE-5212A

READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. •

FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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OWNER’S MANUAL

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MANUAL DEL USUARIO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 1

PERSONALPRECAUTIONS 2

PREPARINGTOCHARGE 3

CHARGERLOCATION 3

DCCONNECTIONPRECAUTIONS 3

FOLLOWTHESESTEPSWHENBATTERYISINSTALLEDINVEHICLE 4

FOLLOWTHESESTEPSWHENBATTERYISOUTSIDEVEHICLE 4

GROUNDINGANDACPOWERCORDCONNECTIONS 5

ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS 5

CONTROLPANEL 5

OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS 7

CALCULATINGCHARGETIME 8

MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS 9

MOVINGANDSTORAGEINSTRUCTIONS 9

TROUBLESHOOTING 10

BEFORERETURNINGFORREPAIRS 12

LIMITEDWARRANTY 12

ÍNDICE

SECCIÓN PÀGINA

INSTRUCCIONESIMPORTANTESDESEGURIDAD17

PRECAUCIONESPERSONALES 18

PREPARACIÓNPARALACARGA 19

UBICACIÓNDELCARGADOR 19

PRECAUCIONESDECONEXIÓNENCC 20

SIGAESTOSPASOSCUANDOLABATERÍAESTÉCOLOCADAEN

ELVEHÍCULO 20

SIGAESTOSPASOSCUANDOLABATERÍASEENCUENTREFUERA

DELVEHÍCULO 21

CONEXIONESATIERRAYENERGÍADECA 21

INSTRUCCIONESDEMONTAJE 22

PANELDECONTROL 22

INSTRUCCIONESDEOPERACIÓN 24

CÁLCULODETIEMPODECARGA 25

INSTRUCCIONESDEMANTENIMIENTO 26

INSTRUCCIONESPARAELMANEJOYALMACENAMIENTO 26

LOCALIZACIÓNYSOLUCIÓNDEPROBLEMAS 27

ANTESDEDEVOLVERAREPARACIONES 29

GARANTÍALIMITADA 30

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IMPORTANT: READ AND SAVE THIS SAFETY AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –TheSEserieschargersofferawiderangeoffeatures

toaccommodateyourneeds.Thismanualwillshowyouhowtouseyourchargersafely

andeffectively.Pleaseread,understandandfollowtheseinstructionsandprecautions

carefully,asthismanualcontainsimportantsafetyandoperatinginstructions.Thesafety

messagesusedthroughoutthismanualcontainasignalword,amessageandanicon.

Thesignalwordindicatesthelevelofthehazardinasituation.

Indicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultin

deathorseriousinjurytotheoperatororbystanders.

Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultin

deathorseriousinjurytotheoperatororbystanders.

Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultin

moderateorminorinjurytotheoperatororbystanders.

Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultin

damagetotheequipmentorvehicleorpropertydamage.

Safetymessagesinthismanualcontaintwodifferenttypestyles.

Unnumberedtypestatesthehazard.•

Numberedtypestateshowtoavoidthehazard.•

Theicongivesagraphicaldescriptionofthepotentialhazard.

PursuanttoCaliforniaProposition65,thisproductcontainschemicalsknownto

theStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductive

harm.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -1. This

manualcontainsimportantsafetyandoperatinginstructions

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE.

Keepoutofreachofchildren.1.1

Donotexposethechargertorainorsnow.1.2

Useonlyrecommendedattachments.Useofanattachmentnotrecommendedorsold1.3

bySchumacher®ElectricCorporationmayresultinariskofre,electricshockorinjury

topersonsordamagetoproperty.

Toreducetheriskofdamagetotheelectricplugorcord,pullbytheplugratherthanthe1.4

cordwhendisconnectingthecharger.

Anextensioncordshouldnotbeusedunlessabsolutelynecessary.Useofanimproper1.5

extensioncordcouldresultinariskofreandelectricshock.Ifanextensioncordmust

beused,makesure:

Thatthepinsontheplugoftheextensioncordarethesamenumber,sizeandshape•

asthoseoftheplugonthecharger.

Thattheextensioncordisproperlywiredandingoodelectricalcondition.•

ThatthewiresizeislargeenoughfortheACampereratingofthechargeras•

speciedinsection8.

Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,unplugthechargerfromtheoutletbeforeattempting1.6

anymaintenanceorcleaning.Simplyturningoffthecontrolswillnotreducethisrisk.

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Donotoperatethechargerwithadamagedcordorplug;havethecordorplugreplaced1.7

immediatelybyaqualiedserviceperson.(Callcustomerserviceat:1-800-621-5485.)

Donotoperatethechargerifithasreceivedasharpblow,beendroppedorotherwise1.8

damagedinanyway;takeittoaqualiedserviceperson.(Callcustomerserviceat:

1-800-621-5485.)

Donotdisassemblethecharger;takeittoaqualiedservicepersonwhenserviceor1.9

repairisrequired.Incorrectreassemblymayresultinariskofreorelectricshock.(Call

customerserviceat:1-800-621-5485.)

RISK OF EXPLOSIVE GASES.

WORKINGINTHEVICINITYOFALEAD-ACIDBATTERYISDANGEROUS.1.10

BATTERIESGENERATEEXPLOSIVEGASESDURINGNORMALBATTERY

OPERATION.FORTHISREASON,ITISOFUTMOSTIMPORTANCETHATYOU

FOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONSEACHTIMEYOUUSETHECHARGER.

Toreducetheriskofabatteryexplosion,followtheseinstructionsandthosepublished1.11

bythebatterymanufacturerandthemanufacturerofanyequipmentyouintendtousein

thevicinityofthebattery.Reviewthecautionarymarkingsontheseproductsandonthe

engine.

Thischargeremploysparts,suchasswitchesandcircuitbreakers,thattendtoproduce1.12

arcsandsparks.Ifusedinagarage,locatethischarger18inches(46cm)ormore

aboveoorlevel.

PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS2.

RISK OF EXPLOSIVE GASES.

NEVERsmokeorallowasparkorameinthevicinityofabatteryorengine.2.1

Removepersonalmetalitemssuchasrings,bracelets,necklacesandwatcheswhen2.2

workingwith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.

Beextracautioustoreducetheriskofdroppingametaltoolontothebattery.Itmight2.3

sparkorshort-circuitthebatteryorotherelectricalpartthatmaycauseanexplosion.

UsethischargerforchargingLEAD-ACIDbatteriesonly.Itisnotintendedtosupply2.4

powertoalowvoltageelectricalsystemotherthaninastarter-motorapplication.Do

notusethis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.

NEVERchargeafrozenbattery.2.5

NEVERoverchargeabattery.2.6

Considerhavingsomeonecloseenoughbytocometoyouraidwhenyouworkneara2.7

lead-acidbattery.

Haveplentyoffreshwaterandsoapnearbyincasebatteryacidcontactsyourskin,2.8

clothingoreyes.

Wearcompleteeyeandbodyprotection,includingsafetygogglesandprotective2.9

clothing.Avoidtouchingyoureyeswhileworkingnearthebattery.

Ifbatteryacidcontactsyourskinorclothing,immediatelywashtheareawithsoapand2.10

water.Ifacidentersyoureye,immediatelyoodtheeyewithcoldrunningwaterforat

least10minutesandgetmedicalattentionrightaway.

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Ifbatteryacidisaccidentallyswallowed,drinkmilk,thewhitesofeggsorwater.DONOT2.11

inducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.

PREPARING TO CHARGE3.

RISK OF CONTACT WITH BATTERY ACID. BATTERY ACID IS

A HIGHLY CORROSIVE SULFURIC ACID.

Ifitisnecessarytoremovethebatteryfromthevehicletochargeit,alwaysremovethe3.1

groundedterminalrst.Makesurealloftheaccessoriesinthevehicleareofftoprevent

arcing.

Besuretheareaaroundthebatteryiswellventilatedwhilethebatteryisbeingcharged.3.2

Cleanthebatteryterminalsbeforechargingthebattery.Duringcleaning,keepairborne3.3

corrosionfromcomingintocontactwithyoureyes,noseandmouth.Usebakingsoda

andwatertoneutralizethebatteryacidandhelpeliminateairbornecorrosion.Donot

touchyoureyes,noseormouth.

Adddistilledwatertoeachcelluntilthebatteryacidreachesthelevelspeciedbythe3.4

batterymanufacturer.Donotoverll.Forabatterywithoutremovablecellcaps,such

asvalveregulatedleadacidbatteries(VRLA),carefullyfollowthemanufacturer’s

recharginginstructions.

Read,understandandfollowallinstructionsforthecharger,battery,vehicleandany3.5

equipmentusednearthebatteryandcharger.Studyallofthebatterymanufacturer’s

specicprecautionswhilechargingandrecommendedratesofcharge.

Determinethevoltageofthebatterybyreferringtothevehicleowner’smanualand3.6

makesurethattheoutputvoltageselectorswitchissettothecorrectvoltage.Ifthe

chargerhasanadjustablechargerate,chargethebatteryinthelowestraterst.

Makesurethatthechargercableclipsmaketightconnections.3.7

CHARGER LOCATION4.

RISK OF EXPLOSION AND CONTACT WITH

BATTERY ACID.

LocatethechargerasfarawayfromthebatteryastheDCcablespermit.4.1

Neverplacethechargerdirectlyabovethebatterybeingcharged;gasesfromthe4.2

batterywillcorrodeanddamagethecharger.

Donotsetthebatteryontopofthecharger.4.3

Neverallowbatteryacidtodripontothechargerwhenreadingtheelectrolytespecic4.4

gravityorllingthebattery.

Donotoperatethechargerinaclosed-inareaorrestricttheventilationinanyway.4.5

DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS5.

ConnectanddisconnecttheDCoutputclipsonlyaftersettingallofthechargerswitches5.1

tothe“off”position(ifapplicable)andremovingtheACplugfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Neverallowtheclipstotoucheachother.

Attachtheclipstothebatteryandchassis,asindicatedinsections6and7.5.2

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FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE6.

A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE A

BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK

OF A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY:

PositiontheACandDCcablestoreducetheriskofdamagebythehood,doorand6.1

movingorhotengineparts.NOTE:Ifitisnecessarytoclosethehoodduringthe

chargingprocess,ensurethatthehooddoesnottouchthemetalpartofthebatteryclips

orcuttheinsulationofthecables.

Stayclearoffanblades,belts,pulleysandotherpartsthatcancauseinjury.6.2

Checkthepolarityofthebatteryposts.ThePOSITIVE(POS,P,+)batterypostusually6.3

hasalargerdiameterthentheNEGATIVE(NEG,N,-)post.

Determinewhichpostofthebatteryisgrounded(connected)tothechassis.Ifthe6.4

negativepostisgroundedtothechassis(asinmostvehicles),seestep6.5.Ifthe

positivepostisgroundedtothechassis,seestep6.6.

Foranegative-groundedvehicle,connectthePOSITIVE(RED)clipfromthebattery6.5

chargertothePOSITIVE(POS,P,+)ungroundedpostofthebattery.Connectthe

NEGATIVE(BLACK)cliptothevehiclechassisorengineblockawayfromthebattery.

Donotconnectthecliptothecarburetor,fuellinesorsheet-metalbodyparts.Connect

toaheavygaugemetalpartoftheframeorengineblock.

Forapositive-groundedvehicle,connecttheNEGATIVE(BLACK)clipfromthebattery6.6

chargertotheNEGATIVE(NEG,N,-)ungroundedpostofthebattery.Connectthe

POSITIVE(RED)cliptothevehiclechassisorengineblockawayfromthebattery.Do

notconnectthecliptothecarburetor,fuellinesorsheet-metalbodyparts.Connecttoa

heavygaugemetalpartoftheframeorengineblock.

ConnectchargerACsupplycordtoelectricaloutlet.6.7

Whendisconnectingthecharger,turnallswitchestooff,disconnecttheACcord,remove6.8

theclipfromthevehiclechassisandthenremovetheclipfromthebatteryterminal.

SeeCALCULATINGCHARGETIMEforlengthofchargeinformation.6.9

FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS OUTSIDE VEHICLE7.

A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE A

BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK

OF A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY:

Checkthepolarityofthebatteryposts.ThePOSITIVE(POS,P,+)batterypostusually7.1

hasalargerdiameterthantheNEGATIVE(NEG,N,-)post.

Attachatleasta24-inch(61cm)long6-gauge(AWG)insulatedbatterycabletothe7.2

NEGATIVE(NEG,N,-)batterypost.

ConnectthePOSITIVE(RED)chargercliptothePOSITIVE(POS,P,+)postofthe7.3

battery.

PositionyourselfandthefreeendofthecableyoupreviouslyattachedtotheNEGATIVE7.4

(NEG,N,-)batterypostasfarawayfromthebatteryaspossible–thenconnectthe

NEGATIVE(BLACK)chargercliptothefreeendofthecable.

Donotfacethebatterywhenmakingthenalconnection.Asstatedin7.4,faceaway7.5

fromthebatterywhenconnectingthenegativecliptothecable.

ConnectchargerACsupplycordtoelectricaloutlet.7.6

Whendisconnectingthecharger,alwaysdosointhereverseorderoftheconnecting7.7

procedureandbreaktherstconnectionwhileasfarawayfromthebatteryaspractical.

Amarine(boat)batterymustberemovedandchargedonshore.Tochargeitonboard7.8

requiresequipmentspeciallydesignedformarineuse.

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GROUNDING AND AC POWER CORD CONNECTIONS8.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE.

Thisbatterychargerisforuseonanominal120-voltcircuitand8.1

hasagroundedplugthatlooksliketheplugillustrated.Thecharger

mustbegroundedtoreducetheriskofelectricshock.Theplugmust

bepluggedintoanoutletthatisproperlyinstalledandgroundedin

accordancewithalllocalcodesandordinances.Theplugpinsmust

tthereceptacle(outlet).Donotusewithanungroundedsystem.

8.2 NeveraltertheACcordorplugprovided–ifitdoesnotttheoutlet,

haveapropergroundedoutletinstalledbyaqualiedelectrician.Animproper

connectioncanresultinariskofanelectricshockorelectrocution.NOTE:Pursuantto

CanadianRegulations,useofanadapterplugisnotallowedinCanada.Useofan

adapterplugintheUnitedStatesisnotrecommendedandshouldnotbeused.

RecommendedminimumAWGsizeforextensioncord:8.3

ACinputrating,amperes* AWGsizeofcord,Lengthofcord,feet(m)

Atleast Butlessthan 25(7.6) 50(15.2) 100(30.5) 150(45.6)

0 2 18 18 18 16

2 3 18 18 16 14

3 4 18 18 16 14

4 5 18 18 14 12

5 6 18 16 14 12

6 8 18 16 12 10

8 10 18 14 12 10

10 12 16 14 10 8

12 14 16 12 10 8

14 16 16 12 10 8

16 18 14 12 8 8

18 20 14 12 8 6

*Iftheinputratingofachargerisgiveninwattsratherthaninamperes,the

correspondingampereratingistobedeterminedbydividingthewattageratingbythe

voltagerating-forexample:

1200watts/120volts=10amperes

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS9.

Removeallcordwrapsanduncoilthecablespriortousingthebatterycharger.

CONTROL PANEL10.

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NOTE:NotallswitchesandLED’sareavailableonallmodels.

Ammeter

TheAmmeterindicatestheamountofcurrent,measuredinamps,thatisbeingdrawn

bythebattery.Asabatterytakesonacharge,itdrawslesscurrentfromthecharger.

Correspondingly,themeterwillshowlesscurrentbeingdrawnbythebattery.Whenthe

currentstopsdecreasing,thebatteryischarged.Thestartareaofthemeterindicatesa

highrateofcurrentbeingdrawnfromthecharger.Whencrankinganengine,themeter

needlewillbeattheextremerightsideofthestartarea.The2ampchargeratemay

indicatesomeactivityonthemeter,althoughthemeterdoesnothavetheresolution

todisplaythislowrate.Forthe2ampchargerate,atrianglehasbeenprovided.Its

accuracyhasbeencalibratedforusewithsmallbatteries.

Percent of Charge• 

Thepercentofchargescaleisintendedasavisualaidtohelpsimplifyreadingthe

stateofcharge.Itisscaledforusewiththe6,10,12,15or30ampchargerateonly.

Forthe2ampchargerate,usethetriangle.Thepercentofchargeisbasedonthe

currentdrawnbythebattery.Forthisreason,accuracywillvarywiththesizeand

batterytype.Typicallya28amperehourgelcellbatterywilldrawlesscurrentatthe

endofthechargecyclethana140amperehourwetcellbattery.Thismeansthatthe

indicationforafullychargedlargebatterymaybeslightlylessthan100%.

Battery Type Switch

Usethisswitchtosetthetypeofbatterytobecharged.

SLI• –TheseinitialsstandforStarting,LightingandIgnition,whicharethethreebasic

functionswhichabatteryhastoperformonallnormalvehicles.Thisbatterytypeis

usuallyusedincars,trucksandmotorcycles.Thesebatterieshaveventcapsand

areoftenmarked“LowMaintenance”or“Maintenance-free”.Thistypeofbattery

isdesignedtodeliverquickburstsofenergy(suchasstartingengines)andhave

agreaterplatecount.Theplateswillalsobethinnerandhavesomewhatdifferent

materialcomposition.MostMaintenanceFreeBatteriesareSLI,otherwiseknown

asFlooded,RegularorStandardBatteries.Regularbatteriesshouldnotbeusedfor

deepcycleapplications.

Deep-Cycle• –Deep-cyclebatteriesareusuallymarkedas“Deep-Cycle”or“Marine”.

Deep-cyclebatteriesareusuallylargerthantheothertypes.Thistypeofbatteryhas

lessinstantenergybutsomewhatgreaterlong-termenergydeliverythanregular

batteries.Deepcyclebatterieshavethickerplatesandcansurviveanumberof

dischargecycles.

AGM• –TheAbsorbedGlassMatconstructionallowstheelectrolytetobesuspended

incloseproximitywiththeplate’sactivematerial.Intheory,thisenhancesboththe

dischargeandrechargeefciency.Actually,theAGMbatteriesareavariantofSealed

VRLA(valveregulatedleadacid)batteries.Popularusesincludehighperformance

enginestarting,powersports,deepcycle,solarandstoragebattery.AGMbatteries

aretypicallygooddeepcyclebatteries,andtheydeliverbestlifeperformance

ifrechargedbeforethebatterydropsbelowa50percentcharge.IftheseAGM

batteriesarecompletelydischarged,thecyclelifewillbearound300cycles.Thisis

trueofmostAGMbatteriesratedasdeepcyclebatteries.

GEL• –TheGelCellissimilartotheAGMstylebecausetheelectrolyteissuspended,

butdifferentbecausetechnicallytheAGMbatteryisstillconsideredtobeawetcell.

TheelectrolyteinaGELcellhasasilicaadditivethatcausesittosetuporstiffen.

Therechargevoltagesonthistypeofcellarelowerthantheotherstylesofleadacid

battery.Thisisprobablythemostsensitivecellintermsofadversereactionstoover-

voltagecharging.GelBatteriesarebestusedinVERYDEEPcycleapplicationand

maylastabitlongerinhotweatherapplications.Iftheincorrectbatterychargeris

usedonaGelCellbattery,poorperformanceandprematurefailureiscertain.

Whenantimonyisknowntobeoneofthematerialsusedinthebattery’sconstruction,

thatbatteryisconventional/lowmaintenancetype.

Somelowmaintenancebatterieshavearelativelysmoothtopwithout

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anyapparentbatteryllercaps.If,however,thebatterymanufacturer/distributor

recommendsperiodiccheckingoftheelectrolytelevelandprovidesaccesstothe

batteryforwateradditions,thebatteryisprobablyaconventional/lowmaintenancetype.

Charge Rate Selector Switch (Voltage/Amp Selector)

Usethisswitchtosetthemaximumchargeratetooneofthefollowing.

2A Slow Charge Rate• –Intendedforchargingsmallbatteriessuchasthose

commonlyusedingardentractors,snowmobilesandmotorcycles.The2Aratecan

beusedtowarmortricklechargelargerbatteries.

6A, 10A, 12A, 15A Fast and 30A Rapid Charge Rate• –Useforcharging

automotive,marineanddeep-cyclebatteries.Notintendedforindustrialapplications.

Engine Start• –Providesadditionalampsforcrankinganenginewithaweakorrun

downbattery.Alwaysuseincombinationwithabattery.

Voltage Selector Switch

Usethisswitchtosetthechargertochargea6volt,12voltor24voltbattery.

NOTE:Thesechargersarenotrecommendedfor8or16voltsystems.

LED Indicators

Full Charge• –Whenlit,thisLEDindicatesthatthebatteryisfullychargedand

thechargerhasstoppedchargingandswitchedtotheMaintainModeofoperation

(Automaticchargersonly).

Power On• –Whenlit,thisLEDindicatesthatthereisACpowersuppliedtothe

batterycharger.

Check Battery• –Whenlit,thisLEDindicatesthereissomethingwrongwiththe

battery.ChecktheDCconnectionsforanimproperconnection;otherwisethebattery

maybebad.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS11.

Thisbatterychargermustbeproperlyassembledinaccordancewiththe

assemblyinstructionsbeforeitisused.

Overview

ConnectthebatteryfollowingtheprecautionslistedinSections6and7.1.

Selecttheappropriatesettingsforyourbattery.2.

ConnecttheACpowerfollowingtheprecautionslistedinSection8.3.

Automatic Charging

IfthechargerhasanAutomaticChargeMode,itcanperformanautomaticcharge.

WhenanAutomaticChargeisperformed,thechargerswitchestotheMaintainMode

(seebelow)automaticallyafterthebatteryischarged.Forabatterywithastarting

voltageunder1volt,usetheManualModersttopre-chargethebatteryforveminutes

togetadditionalvoltageintothebatteryforthechargertoanalyze.

Manual Charging

IfthechargerdoesnothaveanAutomaticChargeMode,youwillbecharginginManual

Mode.Amanualchargerwillcontinuetochargeandwillnotshutoff.Youmustkeep

avisualcheckontheammetertodeterminewhenthebatteryischarged.Besureto

monitorthechargingprocessandstopitwhenthebatteryischarged.Notdoingsomay

causedamagetoyourbatteryorresultinotherpropertydamageorpersonalinjury.

Completion of Charge (Automatic Chargers Only)

WhentheFULLCHARGE(green)LEDislit,thechargerhasstoppedchargingand

switchedtotheMaintainModeofoperation.Ifthe12VDEEPCYCLEbatterytypewas

selected,theCHARGED(green)LEDcomesonwhenthebatteryischargedenoughfor

normaluse.

Maintain Mode (Automatic Chargers Only)

WhentheFULLCHARGE(green)LEDislit,thechargerhasstartedMaintainMode.

•8•

Inthismode,thechargerkeepsthebatteryfullychargedbydeliveringasmallcurrent,

whennecessary.Ifthebatteryvoltagedropsbelowapresetlevel,thechargerwillgo

backintochargemodeuntilthebatteryvoltagereturnstothefullchargelevel,atwhich

pointthechargerwillreturntomaintainmode.Thevoltageismaintainedatalevel

determinedbytheBATTERYTYPEselected.

NOTE:AnAutomaticchargerautomaticallyswitchesbetweenChargeModeand

MaintainModeasnecessary.TheFULLCHARGE(green)LEDwillcycleonwhen

thebatteryisatfullchargeandoffwhenthevoltagedropsbelowapresetleveland

thechargergoesintoChargeMode.Thiscyclewillcontinue,andtheFULLCHARGE

(green)LEDwillstayonforlongerperiodsoftimeasthebatterybecomesmorefully

charged.Thisisnotapplicabletomanualchargers.

Using the Engine Start feature (If equipped)

Yourbatterychargercanbeusedtojumpstartyourcarifthebatteryislow.Followthese

instructionsonhowtousetheENGINESTARTfeature.

Followallsafetyinstructionsandprecautionsforchargingyourbattery.

Wearcompleteeyeprotectionandclothingprotection.Chargeyourbatteryinawell-

ventilatedarea.

UsingtheENGINESTARTfeatureWITHOUTabatteryinstalledinthe

vehiclecouldcausedamagetothevehicle’selectricalsystem.

Setthechargerateswitchandthetimer(ifequipped)totheOFFposition.1.

WiththechargerunpluggedfromtheACoutlet,connectthechargertothebattery2.

followingtheinstructionsgiveninSection6(FOLLOWTHESESTEPSWHENTHE

BATTERYISINSTALLEDINAVEHICLE).

PlugthechargerACpowercordintotheACoutletfollowingtheprecautionsde-3.

scribedinSection8.

Withthechargerpluggedinandconnectedtothebatteryofthevehicle,setthe4.

chargerateselectorswitchtotheenginestartposition.

Cranktheengineuntilitstartsor5secondspass.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,wait45.

minutesbeforecrankingagain.Thisallowsthebatteryandthechargertocooldown.

NOTE:Duringextremelycoldweather,orifthebatteryisunder2volts,chargethe

batteryfor5minutesbeforecrankingtheengine.

Iftheenginefailstostart,chargethebatteryfor5moreminutesbeforeattemptingto6.

cranktheengineagain.

Aftertheenginestarts,movetheamprateselectorswitchtotheoffpositionand7.

unplugtheACpowercordbeforedisconnectingthebatteryclipsfromthevehicle.

Cleanandstorethechargerinadrylocation.8.

NOTE:Iftheenginedoesturnoverbutneverstarts,thereisnotaproblemwiththe

startingsystem;thereisaproblemsomewhereelsewiththevehicle.STOPcrankingthe

engineuntiltheotherproblemhasbeendiagnosedandcorrected.

CALCULATING CHARGE TIME12.

Usethefollowingtabletomoreaccuratelydeterminethetimeitwilltaketobringa

batterytofullcharge.First,identifywhereyourbatterytsintothechart.

CCA=ColdCrankingAmps

RC=ReserveCapacity

Ah=AmpHour

NRmeansthatthechargersettingisNOTRECOMMENDED.

Findyourbattery’sratingonthechartbelow,andnotethechargetimegivenforeach

chargersetting.Thetimesgivenareforbatterieswitha50%chargepriortorecharging.

Addmoretimeforseverelydischargedbatteries.

•9•

BATTERY SIZE/RATING

CHARGE RATE/CHARGING TIME

AMP

SMALL

BATTERIES

Motorcycle,

garden,

tractor,etc.

6-12AH

2-4

hrs

45min

-1¼

hrs

NR NR NR NR

12-32

4-10

hrs

1¼–

3½hrs

NR NR NR NR

CARS/

TRUCKS

200-315

CCA

40-60

11¼

-14½

hrs

3¾–

4¾hrs

2¼–

3hrs

2–2½

hrs

1½–2

hrs

45min

–1hr

315-550

CCA

60-85

14½

-18¼

hrs

4¾–6

hrs

3–3¾

hrs

2½–3

hrs

2–2½

hrs

1–1¼

hrs

550-1000

CCA

80-190

18¼

-34¾

hrs

6–

11½

hrs

3¾–

7hrs

3–5¾

hrs

2½

–4¾

hrs

1¼–

2½hrs

MARINE/DEEPCYCLE

80RC

17½

hrs

6hrs

3½

hrs

3hrs 2½hrs 1¼hrs

140RC 27hrs 9hrs

5½

hrs

4½hrs 3½hrs 1¾hrs

160RC 30hrs 10hrs 6hrs 5hrs 4hrs 2hrs

180RC 33hrs 11hrs

6¾

hrs

5½hrs 4½hrs 2¼hrs

MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS13.

Afteruseandbeforeperformingmaintenance,unpluganddisconnectthebattery13.1

charger(seesections6,7and8).

Useadryclothtowipeallbatterycorrosionandotherdirtoroilfromthebatteryclips,13.2

cords,andthechargercase.

Ensurethatallofthechargercomponentsareinplaceandingoodworkingcondition,13.3

forexample,theplasticbootsonthebatteryclips.

Servicingdoesnotrequireopeningtheunit,astherearenouser-serviceableparts.13.4

Allotherservicingshouldbeperformedbyqualiedservicepersonnel.13.5

MOVING AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS14.

Storethechargerunplugged,inanuprightposition.Thecordwillstillconductelectricity14.1

untilitisunpluggedfromtheoutlet.

Storeinside,inacool,dryplace(unlessyou’reusinganon-boardMarineCharger).14.2

Donotstoretheclipsonthehandle,clippedtogether,onoraroundmetal,orclippedto14.3

cables.

Ifthechargerismovedaroundtheshoportransportedtoanotherlocation,takecareto14.4

avoid/preventdamagetothecords,clipsandcharger.Failuretodosocouldresultin

personalinjuryorpropertydamage.

•10•

TROUBLESHOOTING15.

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REASON/SOLUTION

Noreadingontheammeter. Chargerisnotpluggedin.

Nopoweratthereceptacle.

Clipsarenotmakingagood

connectiontothebattery.

Connectionsarereversed.

Batteryisdefective(willnot

acceptacharge).

2ampchargerateisbeing

used.

PlugthechargerintoanAC

outlet.

Checkforopenfuseorcircuit

breakersupplyingACoutlet.

Checkforpoorconnectionto

batteryandframe.Makesure

connectionpointsareclean.

Rockclipsbackandforthfor

abetterconnection.

Unplugthechargerand

reversetheclips.

Havebatterychecked.

Ammetermayshowno

activityatthe2Achargerate.

Ammeterreadingstayshigh. Batteryisseverely

discharged.

Wrongbatteryvoltage.

Continuechargingbatteryfor

twomorehours.Ifproblem

continueshavethebattery

checked.

Verifythevoltagesettingson

thechargerarecorrect.

Chargerwillnotturnon

whenproperlyconnected.

ACoutletisdead.

Poorelectricalconnection.

Checkforopenfuseorcircuit

breakersupplyingACoutlet.

Checkpowercordand

extensioncordforloosetting

plug.

Thebatteryisconnectedand

thechargerison,butisnot

charging.

Clipsarenotmakingagood

connection.

Checkforpoorconnectionat

batteryandframe.Makesure

connectingpointsareclean.

Rockclipsbackandforthfor

abetterconnection.

Themeasuredcurrentis

muchlowerthanwhatwas

selected.

Thechargerreachedthe

maximumvoltageandis

reducingthecurrent.

Noproblem,thisisanormal

condition.

Ammeterreadslessthan

selectedchargeratewhen

chargingadischarged

battery

Extensioncordistoolongor

wiregaugeistoosmall.

Weakcellorsulfatedplatein

battery.

Batteryisonlypartially

discharged.

Useashorterorheavier

gaugeextensioncord.

Asulfatedbatterywill

eventuallytakeanormal

chargeifleftconnected.Ifthe

batterywillnottakeacharge,

haveitchecked.

Continuetochargethe

battery.

•11•

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REASON/SOLUTION

Thechargerismakingan

audibleclickingsound.

Circuitbreakeriscycling.

Batteryisdefective.

Shortedbatterycablesor

clips.

Severelydischargedbattery,

butotherwiseitisagood

battery.

Reverseconnectionsat

battery.

Thesettingsmaybewrong.

Checkthechargersettings.

Havethebatterychecked.

Circuitbreakercycleswhen

currentdrawistoohigh.

Checkforshortedcablesor

clipsandreplaceifnecessary.

Thebatterymaynotwantto

acceptachargeduetoarun-

downstate.Allowchargingto

continueuntilbatteryhasa

chancetorecoversufciently

totakeacharge.Ifmorethan

20minutes,stopchargingand

havethebatterychecked.

Shutthechargeroffand

correcttheleadconnections.

Chargermakesaloudbuzz

orhum.

Transformerlaminations

vibrate(buzz).

ShortedDiodeAssemblyor

OutputRectierAssembly

(hum).

Noproblem,thisisanormal

condition.

Havechargercheckedbya

qualiedtechnician.

Shortornostartcyclewhen

crankingengine.

Drawingmorethanthe

EngineStartRate.

Failuretowait4minutes(240

seconds)betweencranks.

Clipsarenotmakingagood

connection.

ACcordand/orextension

cordisloose.

Nopoweratreceptacle.

Thechargermaybe

overheated.

Batterymaybeseverely

discharged.

Cranktimevarieswiththe

amountofcurrentdrawn.If

crankingdrawsmorethanthe

EngineStartRate,cranktime

maybelessthan3seconds.

Wait4minutesofresttime

beforethenextcranktoallow

thebatteryandchargerto

cooldown.

Checkforpoorconnectionat

batteryandframe.

Checkpowercordand

extensioncordforloosetting

plug.

Checkforopenfuseorcircuit

breakersupplyingACoutlet.

Thethermalprotectormay

havetrippedandneedsa

littlelongertoclose.Make

surethechargerventsarenot

blocked.Waitandtryagain.

Onaseverelydischarged

battery,chargefor10to15

minutesinthehighestmanual

ratetohelpassistincranking.

•12•

BEFORE RETURNING FOR REPAIRS16.

Whenachargingproblemarises,makecertainthatthebatteryiscapableofaccepting16.1

anormalcharge.Useagoodbatterytodoublecheckallconnections,ACoutletforafull

120-volts,chargerclipsforcorrectpolarityandthequalityoftheconnectionsfromthe

cablestotheclipsandfromtheclipstothebatterysystem.Theclipsmustbeclean.

Whenabatteryisverycold,partiallychargedorsulfated,itwillnotdrawthefullrated16.2

amperesfromthecharger.Itisbothdangerousanddamagingtoabatterytoforce

higheramperageintoitthanitcaneffectivelyuseinrecharging.

WhenanUNKNOWNOPERATINGPROBLEMarises,pleasereadthecompletemanual16.3

andcallthecustomerservicenumberforinformationthatwillusuallyeliminatetheneed

forreturn.

Iftheabovesolutionsdonoteliminatetheproblemorforinformationabouttroubleshooting,

calltoll-freefromanywhereintheU.S.A.

1-800-621-5485

7:00amto5:00pmCentralTimeMondaythroughFriday

LIMITED WARRANTY17.

SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION, 801 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE,

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL 60056-2179, MAKES THIS LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE

ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS

NOT TRANSFERABLE OR ASSIGNABLE.

SchumacherElectricCorporation(the“Manufacturer”)warrantsthisbatterychargerfor

twoyearsfromthedateofpurchaseatretailagainstdefectivematerialorworkmanship

thatmayoccurundernormaluseandcare.Ifyourunitisnotfreefromdefectivematerial

orworkmanship,Manufacturersobligationunderthiswarrantyissolelytorepairor

replaceyourproduct,withaneworreconditionedunit,attheoptionoftheManufacturer.

Itistheobligationofthepurchasertoforwardtheunit,alongwithmailingcharges

prepaidtotheManufactureroritsauthorizedrepresentativesinorderforrepairor

replacementtooccur.

Manufacturerdoesnotprovideanywarrantyforanyaccessoriesusedwiththisproduct

thatarenotmanufacturedbySchumacherElectricCorporationandapprovedforuse

withthisproduct.ThisLimitedWarrantyisvoidiftheproductismisused,subjectedto

carelesshandling,repaired,ormodiedbyanyoneotherthanManufacturerorifthisunit

isresoldthroughanunauthorizedretailer.

Manufacturermakesnootherwarranties,including,butnotlimitedto,express,

impliedorstatutorywarranties,includingwithoutlimitation,anyimpliedwarranty

ofmerchantabilityorimpliedwarrantyoftnessforaparticularpurpose.Further,

Manufacturershallnotbeliableforanyincidental,specialorconsequentialdamage

claimsincurredbypurchasers,usersorothersassociatedwiththisproduct,including,

butnotlimitedto,lostprots,revenues,anticipatedsales,businessopportunities,

goodwill,businessinterruptionandanyotherinjuryordamage.Anyandallsuch

warranties,otherthanthelimitedwarrantyincludedherein,areherebyexpressly

disclaimedandexcluded.Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationof

incidentalorconsequentialdamagesorlengthofimpliedwarranty,sotheabove

limitationsorexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegal

rightsanditispossibleyoumayhaveotherrightswhichvaryfromthiswarranty.

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY AND THE

MANUFACTURER NEITHER ASSUMES OR AUTHORIZES ANYONE TO ASSUME

OR MAKE ANY OTHER OBLIGATION TOWARDS THE PRODUCT OTHER THAN

THIS WARRANTY.

Schumacher Electric Corporation Customer Service

1-800-621-5485

Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST

SchumacherandtheSchumacherLogoareregisteredtrademarksof

SchumacherElectricCorporation

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Toactivatethewarranty,pleasellinthewarrantyregistrationcardonpage15andmailitin,

ORgotowww.batterychargers.comtoregisteryourproductonline.

DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE!

CallCustomerServiceforAssistance:

800-621-5485

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2YEARLIMITED

WARRANTYPROGRAM

REGISTRATION

MODEL:___________________ DESCRIPTION:___________________________

Thisistheonlyexpresslimitedwarranty,andthemanufacturerneitherassumesnorauthorizes

anyonetoassumeormakeanyotherobligation.Thereisnootherwarranty,otherthanwhatis

describedintheproductowner’smanual.

Thewarrantycardshouldbesubmittedwithin30daysofpurchase.Thecustomermust

keeptheORIGINALreceiptbecauseitwillberequiredforanywarrantyclaims.

Thiswarrantyisnottransferable.

 Mail To: Schumacher Electric Corporation

801 Business Center Drive

Mount Prospect, IL 60056-2179

Name_______________________________________________________________

StreetAddress________________________________________________________

City_________________________________State__________ZipCode__________

Phone______________________Email____________________________________

StoreNameWherePurchased____________________DateofPurchase__________

StoreLocation_____________________UPCNumber_________________________

SerialNumber________________________(SEEPRODUCT)

PROGRAMADEREGISTRO

DE2-AÑOSDEGARANTÍA

LIMITADA

MODELO:___________________DESCRIPCIÓN:___________________________

Estaeslaúnicagarantíalimitadaexpresa,yelproductornoautorizaniotorgaaalguienarealizar

algunaotraobligación.Noexisteningunaotragarantíamásqueladescritaenelmanualdeldueño.

Latarjetadegarantíadebeenviarsedurantelosprimeros30díasdespuésdelacompra.

ElclientedebemantenerelrecibodecompraORIGINALcomocomprobante,

elcualleotorgatododerechoacualquierreclamodegarantía.

Estagarantíanoestranferible.

 Mail To: Schumacher Electric Corporation

801 Business Center Drive

Mount Prospect, IL 60056-2179

Nombre______________________________________________________________

Dirección_____________________________________________________________

Ciudad_______________________________Estado_____________C.P.__________

Tel:_______________________Correoelectrónico____________________________

NombredelaTiendadondeseCompró_________________Fechadecompra_____

LocalizacióndelaTienda___________________NumerodeSerie_______________

Códigodebarras________________________(CONSULTEELPRODUCTO)

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TO THE STORE!

CallCustomerServiceforAssistance:

800-621-5485

¡NO LO DEVUELVA ESTE PRODUCTO

A LA TIENDA!

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Schumacher Electric SE-2151MA Owner's manual

Brand: Schumacher Electric

Model: SE-2151MA

Category: Battery chargers

Type: Owner's manual

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