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SMART
AUTOMATIC
BATTERY
CHARGER
OWNER'S
MANUAT &
WARRANTY
INFORMATION
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AMPERE
ATTERNATOR
VOTTAGE
o
IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
o
CHARGE
RATES
WITH
CHECK
FUNCTION
WARNING
I
RISK
OF
EXPLOSIVE GASES
I. WORKING IN
VICINITY
OF
A IEAD.ACID BAITERY
IS DANGEROUS. BAITER,IES
GENERATE
EXPLOSIVE GASES
DUHNG NORTTAT BATTERY OPERATION.
FOR THls
REASON,
lr IS
OF UTMOST
!'IIPOR,TANCE THAT
EACH TITIE BEFOR,E USING
YOUR
CHAR,GER,
YOU READ THIS MANUAL AND FOttOW
THE INSTRUCTIONS
EXACTIY.
2. To reduce risi of botterv exolosion. lollow these inslruclions ond
those
oublished
bv the botterv
monufocturer
ond
monufocturer
g[
oiy e{uipment
you intend ic use in
vicinity
o[
botiery. Rwiew coutionorf
morkings on
these
producls
ond on engine.
OENERAL
SAFETY
I
-
Use this choroer for choroino o l2 VOLT LEAD-ACID botterv onlv.
lt is not intended
to
supply
power
lo o low
voltoqe
electricol svstEm other thdn in o storter-motor
qoolicohrn.
60 nbt use this botterv chorcier
Ioi drv-cell botteries
thit
ore comm6nly used
with home opplionces.
Thdsb botteries
moy
burst
ond cousd iniur/to
persohs
ond
domoge to
2.
3.
4.
property.
Use of on ottochmeni
nol recommended
or sold by the bottery chorger
monufocturer moy result in o
risk
of
fire,
electric
shock, or iniury
to persons.
To reduce risk of domoge
to elechic
plug
ond cord,
pull
by
plug
rother
thon
cord
when disconnecling chorger.
An extelqion cor:d
should
not be used unless obsolutely
necessory. Use of on
improper extension cord could
result in
o risk of
fire
ond electric
shock.
lf
exlension
cord must be used.
moke sure:
o.
Pins on plug of extension cord
ore lhe some number, size, ond
shope os
those
o[
plug on chorger.
b. Extension cord
is
properly
*ired
ond in
good
elecricol
condition; ond
c. Wire size
is AWG#I4
('l
4 gouge) to 100 feet ond
AWG# I 2 for distonces over
I00 [eet.
Do not operote chorgeri
with
domoged cord
or plug
-
toke to o
quolified
service
technicion for replocement of
the
cord or
plug
immediotely.
Do not
p-pgiote
chorggr if it
hos received
o
shorp blo*, been dropped,
or otherwise domoged
in onpvoy;
toke it to
o ouolrhed servrce techntcton.
Do'not disossemble chorger;
cpntoct o
quolified-
service
technicion
when service or repoir
is required. lncorrecl
reossembly moy result in iisli o{ electric shbck
or fire.
T9-reduce risk o[ electric shock,.
unplug chorger from outlet
before otlempting
ony moinlenonce or cleoning.
Turning
otf chorger
controls
will
nol reduce
lhis risk.
Do nol operote chorger
in roin or snow or use
when wel.
Never chorge o
frozen
bottery.
This device comolies with oort l5of ihe FCC rules. Ooerotion k subiect to the bllowino
lwo condifions:
lll
this
device
mov not muse hormfr;l
inerbrence, onil
(21
fiis device musl occept ony
inter6rence received, including inierblence
fioi moy cous'e undesired opemtion.
SAVE
THESE
INSTRUCTIONS:
This monuol contoins
importont sofefi ond operoling
in$ruclions
for bofiery chorger
Model
VECI087
(
4140 SW
28TH WAY, FL LAUDERDALE,
FL
33312.TEL:
954-584-4446.
FAX:954-584-5556.T0LL-FREI
866-584-5504
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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PIRSOI{AI.
PRTCAUTIOilS Al{D
SAFTTY
1
.
Another
person
should
be close enough to come to
your
oid
when
you
work neor
o
leod-ocid
bottery.
2. Fresh woter
ond soop should be neorby in
cose bottery ocid coniocts skin, clothing, or eyes.
3. Weor
eye
protection
ond protective
clothing. Avoid touching eyes or skin while working with
o bottery.
l[
ocid
porticles
or corrosion gets inlo
eyes immediotely food eye
with
cold woter
(Eye
Wosh
Stotion)
for
ot
leost
l0 minutes ond
gel
medicol
ottention immediotely.
4. lf bottery
ocid contocis skin or
clothing,
wosh
immediotely
with
soop ond woier.
5. NEVER
smoke or ollow o
spork or
fome
in
vicinity
of bottery or engine.
6. CAUTION: Dropping
metol iool or
o$er obiecl onto bottrery
moy
couse spork, short-circuit boitery or oiher
eleckicol
componenh ond moy
couse explosion.
7. Remove personol
metol items
such os rings. brocelets, neckloces. ond wotches when working with
o leod-ocid bottery.
Leod-ocid
botteries con
produce
o shorl-circuit current high enough to couse o severe
burn.
PowtR
(oRD
c01{1{tfi10il
This
opplionce hos
o
polorized
plug
(one
blode is
wider
thon the other)
os o sofeiy
feoture. This plug will
fit into o
polorized
outlet only one woy. lf the
plug
does not fit
fully
into fie
outlet,
reverse the
plug.
lf it still does not fit, contoct
o quolified
electricion. Do not
ollempt to defeot this sofety fuoture.
PRIPARII{G
TO CHARGE
l. Delermine voltoge
of bottery by referring lo
cor owner's
monuol.
2. lf necess-ory,.
removq bottery from
vehicle
to
chorge, or
.lo
cleo-n terminols,
olwoys remore grounded
terminol from
bottrery first. Mo[<e
sure oll occessories in t6e
vehicle
ore off, so os not to couse on orc.
3. Cleon bottery terminols.
Be coreful lo keep corrosion from
coming in contoct with eyes
or skin.
4. Add
distilled
woter
in
eoch cell until botterv ocid reoches monufocture/s
soecified level. This helos ouroe excessive
gos from
cells.
Do not
overfill. For o bottery
without
cell cops, corefully
folloiv monufocturer's rechirrginginstructions.
5. Study oll
bottery
monufocturers'
precoutions
such os removing or nol removing
cell cops while
chorging ond
recommenoed
cnorgrng rotes.
6.
Areo
oround bqttery.should
be
well
ventiloted.while
bofiery is being
-chorged.
Gos cqn
be
forcefully
blown owoy
by
using
o
piece
of coidboord or other nonmetollic moteriol
iuch os o-fon.
-
7. Moke
sure
the
initiol chorging rote does not
exceed monufocturer! recommendolion.
fiARGER I.O(AIION
I . Locote
chorger os for owoy from
bottery os cobles permit.
2.
NEVER
ploce
chorger directly
obove bottery being chorged;
goses
from bottery will
corrode ond domoge chorger.
3. NEVER ollow
bottrsry ocid to drip on
chorger
when reoding
specific
grovity
or filling
bottery cells
with
boitery ocid.
4. NEVER.
operole chorger in o reslricied
or
non-ventiloled
oreo.
5.
Morine
botteries must
be
removed
ond chorged on
shore.
6.
Do
not set o bofiery
on
top
of chorger.
DC
CONI{E(TIOil PRE(AUIIOI{S
L
Connect ond disconnect DC output
clomps only ofter unplugging AC cord from
outlet.
2. Never
ollow clomps lo touch eoch
other.
a
fl-:.j;!"r,ff
$ !o*#J:,o
"nd
check lor secure connection. This will
hold clomps securely
on
terminols
ond helps
E
rduow u:sr
srtps wttl{ EATITRy rs msrAr.r.tD
ril vlHrot. A spARr( rrAR BArrERy mAy clusr BATrrRy Exprosrot{.
IO REDUG RISI( OT A
SPARI( l{tAR BATTTRY:
L, Position AC ond DC cords/cobles to reduce risk of domoge by
hood, door, or other moving engine
ports.
2.
Stoy cleor of fon blodes, belts,
pulleys,
ond other
porls thot
con couse
iniury.
3. Check
R,:,.;?t;rl
bottery
posls.
POSITIVE
(POS,
P, +)
boitery
post
usuolly hos lorger
diometer
thon NEGATIVE
4. Determine
which
bottery
post
is
orounded
(connected)
to the chossis. lf negotive
posl
is
grounded
to chossis
(os
in most
vehicles),
see
(e1.'lf
positr"ve post
is
grounded
io the chossis, see
(f[
5. For neootive-orounded vehicle. connect POSITIVE IREDI clomo from botterv choroer to POSITIVE IPOS.P. +l oost
o[ botErv. C5nneci NEGATVE
(BLACKI
clomo io vehicle c]iossis o, enoln.
blick owov from 6qfie# Do'not
connect llomp lo corburelor, fudl lines,'or sheet-metol
body ports. ConXect
to heovy giruge metol
pbrt
o[ the
rome or engtne DtocK.
6. For oositive-orounded vehicle. connect NEGATIVE
(BlACKl
clio lrom bofierv choroer to NEGATIVE
(NEG.
N.
-l
oost'of botte"rv. Connect POSflVE
(REDI
clomo to vehicle chLssis or enoiie bloc'k owoy
from
bottbrv.
Do iroi
tonnect clom;i
lo
corburelor,
fuel lines,
or she<it-metol body
porls. Conn&t to o heory
gouge metol p'ort
of
the
rome or engrne blocl(.
7. When
disconnecting chorger, disconnect
AC
cord
first. Then remove clomps
from vehicle chossis from
boHery terminol.
8. Refer to operoting instructions for length of chorge informotion.
9. Do not
chorge
the
bottery
while
the engine is operoting.
tOllOW THEST STTPS WHtl{ BATITRY IS I]ISTAII.TD OUTSIDT YTHIq.t.
A SPARI( I{TAR BATTTRY MAY CAUSE
BATITRY
TXPTOSIOI{.IO RTDUG RISI( OT A SPARI( I{TAR BATTTRY:
l. Check
poloritv
of bofiery
posts
for top-mounted bottery conneclors,
the Positive
posts
(morked
POS,B +l
usuolly
hos o lirroer diometer thbn the Neootive botterv oost
(rirorked
NEG. N.-1.
For
side-mounled
bottery connectioni,
the side-ilounted bottery connecti6ns,
the Positi'ie teiminol is red, ihe'Negotive
terminol is block.'
2. Aftoch o
26-inch
(minimum
length) 6 AWG insuloted bottery coble
to the Negotive bottery
post
(morked
NEG,
N,-).
3. Connect the Positive
(REDI
bottery clomp
to the Positive bottery connector
(mqrked
POS,B + or red).
4. Stond os
for
bock
from the bottery os possible, ond do
not foce bottery
when
moking finol connection.
5. Corefully
connect lhe NEGATIVE
(BLACK)
chorger
clomp lo the free end o[
the
bottery coble connected
to the
negoiivri terminol.
6. Set
the
chorge
role ic oppropriole selling occording
trc
bottery
size.
7.
When
disconnecting
chorger,- olwoys do so in reverse sequence
of connecting procedure ond breok first
connection
while
os
hrr
owoy
from
bottery
os
procticol.
8. A morine,(boot)
fgttery
m.usl
be
removed
ond chorged
on shore.
To
chorge
it
on
boord requires equipment
specrolly desrgned
tor monne use.
NOIE: This equipment hos been teshed ond found
to
comply
wilh the limits for o Closs
B
digitol
device, pursuont to
Port l5
of
the FCC Rules. These limits ore designed hc prwide
reosonoble protection ogoinst
hormful interlerence in
o residentiol instollotion.
This
equipment
generotes,
uses
ond con rodiole
rodio frequency energy ond,
i[ not
instolled
ond used
in
occordonce
with the instruclions, moy couse hormful
interhrence to rodio communicolions.
However, fiere is no guorontee thot inlerference
will
not occur
in
o
porticulor instollotion. lf
this
equipment doei
couse
hormful interferince to rodio
or
television reception, which con be determined
by turning the equipment off
ond on,
the
user
is
encouroged
to try to
correct
lhe interference by one or
more
o[
the following meosures:
-
Reorienl or
relocote lhe receiving
ontenno
-
lncreqse the seporotion between
the
equipment ond
receiver
-
Connect
the equipment to on ouflet on o circuil different from
fiot to which the receiver is connecEd
-
Consult
the
deoler
or on experienced rodio/TV technicion for
help
E
IilIRODUfi
IOII
AIID TEAIURES
Thonk
you
for selecting
the
Vector
Model
VEC1087C
2/6/10 AJAP l2 Volt Smort Bottrery Chorger,
with
Alternotor Voltoge
Check ond Bottery Vo[toge Check funciions.
With proper
core ond use,
it will give you yeors of dependoble service. This
bottery chorger
hos o high chorge rote o[ up to l0 omps, ond
low
chorge
rote
o[ up
trc 2 omps. lt is designed for chorging
only l2
voli
leod-ocid botteries
-
conventionol outomolive, mointenonce [ree, morine
deep
rycle
ond Gel
-
used
in
cors,
trucks, form
equipmeni, boots, RVs ond SUVs, lo*n mo*ers/gorden koctrcrs, moicrcycles, personol wotercroh,
snowmobiles, ATVs, trucks
ond
vorious
commerciol opplicoiions.
Vector Smort Bottery
Chorgers feoture 3-Sloge High Efficiency
Chorging
Technology
BuilFin Microprocessor
Control thoi
ensures Fost, Sofe ond complete Chorge on serviceoble
botteries
(See
FIGURE 2).
Sbge One
-
Ropid
Stqd Chorge delivers moximum chorging omperoge trc "woke up" ony serviceoble I 2 Volt boilery ond
ollows
for quick engine storting in
iust
5
minutes
(bosed
on midsize
vehicle
bottery ot 50% chorge le'rel). When bofiery reoches o
moximum sob predecrmined
voltoge,
the chorger will
outrcmoticolly signol o
"BEEP"
ond
move into
Stoge 2 of the chorging
process. Al the end
of Stoge
2, the
chorger
will
signol o
"BEEP"
ond move inlrc Sloge 3 chorge mode.
Sluge Two
-
Absorption
Chorge
mointoins
lhe moximum possible chorge ol o constont sofe predetermined voltoge. During
the
phose,
voltoge
obsorption regulotion chorge. the
chorging
voltoge remoins
constont,
while the
octuol chorging current
is reduced to ollow for the moximum
proper
internol chemicol energy lronsfer.
Stoge Three
-
Too-O[f Chorge
voltoge
is outomoticolly
mointoined ond reduced lo o
predetermined
level while
curreni
is
od;usted for o sofe, effective bottery chorge level
(step-down
regulotion
mode); ldeol lor lopping off bottreries thot hove
been
in storoge. Al fie conclusion
o[ Stoge 3,
the
unit
will
BEEP signoling the completion
of
the
chorging cycle.
The Automolic Floot
Chorge
feoture
is ideol for mointoining o
bottery.
ll
outomoticolly lops off bothery os needed to keep
bottery
fully chorged oll the time.
FIGURE2-(HARGECURVT
CHARGING COMPLEIE LED LIT
FEAIURES
'This
unit
hos three
chorge rote settings, with
o
2/6/10
AA,IP
push
button chorge role switch:
o) 2 omps: smoller boHreries
os
in lown mowers,
snowmobiles, motorcycles, ek.
b) 6 omps:
middle
sized botteries such os in
smoll cors.
c)
10
omps: outomobile bofieries ond light trucks.
o
Auicmotic Floot Choroe Monitorino
o
Microprocessor conkJled fo,
prop-er,
operolion ond for foult detection.
.
L,orge Lighled Digitol Disploy,'sh6ws
chorging current, ond codes fiot indicote fqulh,
ond
modes
of operotion ond
timeout o[ [unclions.
.
High Frequency,
Switch-Mode operotion for pure DC
output.
.
Ropid
chorging.three stoge
output.
.
Rooid choroino
o
Heow-dutv"co6I
!
KOPIO
Cnorgrng.tnree stoge
output.
.
Heovy-drty
cobles ond
clomps ore corrosion-.resistont.
o
Connect to
side or bottery terminols.
o
Connect to
side or
top-mount
bottery terminols.
.
Rugged
cose
with
boked on finish, plus
sturdy
corrying hondle
.
SeJf"storoqe of cobles ond
clomps.
.
SgFitoroge of cobles ond
clomps.
.
ldeol.duririg
winler
seoson when vehicle's
slorting perlormonce
is reduced by cold or
exlreme
weother
conditions.
.
Sinole bee-p tone indicqtes
o buttrcn is oresr"d-o, o mode chono. o..r.r.
.
Aheinotor
Voltoge
Check con determine if the
olternotor oulpuiis
within
o typicol
,ohoge
ronge.
r
HGURI
3A
(FRONT
V|EW)
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WARRAI{TY.
Contoct ihe Vecicr Technicol Support
Deporlment ol
(9541
584-4446 or
troll free:
(866)
584-5504 for further
inbrmotion.
TIGURE
4A
Control
Ponel
CONTROTS
AND
INDICATORS
From right to
left the function butions ore:
FIGURE
48
Digitol Reodout Circuloting
Pottern
AtTtRilAI0R fiI(l(
-
Five second Good/Bod
output check. Checks for
low
ond
hiqh oubui. Hiqh output con "cook"
ond destroy
o bottery. Low outpui nerer fully chorges
the bolery.
(FIGURE
4A).'
2/6/10 ril?
-
ollows
the
user
to
select
the chorger rote bosed on botlery size.
This selection ond octuol
bottery chorge
rote
ore.monitoreJ by
the microprocessor ond
will stop chorging if the rote is
too fost
or
ioo
slow
trcr botiery size or condition.
OtI
-
rhis oreDores the choroer to be oloced in onv of the ooerolino
modes. Pressino the OFF button
immLdibte! stops ony"operotin!
mode
ond
ihe dirploy sho*i the circuloting
iottern
(FIGURE
4B).
BATITRY
V0IIAGI
-
Enobles o check thot meosures the bottery
voltoge ond disploys it for 3 seconds.
INDICATORS
lnrge
(.375")
3-chorqcter
Digitol Disploy in $e upper left of the conhol
ponel indicoles mony conditions ond/or stotus
codes:
When AC oower is ooolied to lhe choroer. octuol choroe rote in omos. when the botterv
is
fullv choroed,
foult
codes,
ooeroiino modes ond when the choroir is reodv for ihe nexl modL ielection. "Stotus'Codes"
ore Xesiribed belo*
(FGURE"S)
ond on the bock of chorge"r.
L
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E
Y
rJ
TJ
U.U.
+
nfl,,Igy,l#,'x}:o'0R.WhenconnectedlognA(outlel,digil0ldisp|ovshowscirculotingpotternlo
TAU1I
CODES
lNItRllAt
SH0RTED GTL
BATTERY
-
Connot be chorged, bad battery. Replorc Bottery.
TXGSSM
t0AD
01{ BAffiRY WHlLt
CHARGING
. (heck
load.
BAD BAIIERY
C0ililt(Inil
-
(heck
botterv connection.
BAIITRY
VOTTAGE TOO I,OW TO
A(GPT,CHARGT
-
BOd
INTIRNAT
OPEil CTtt
-
suuAItD
(oNDrTro]r
-
erv. Botlerv needs lo be ren
nieds to bit reconditioned dr
t.iee
monuol.
0VtRlltlt COilDlIlON
-
Bottery
will
not occept o chorse
ofter
l8 hours
of continuous
chorsino. ilolterv hos inlernol
domoge
snd needs to be reploced
orBATTIRY
(HARGEIATE
lS
SET
T00
tOW- Set thor1ier"to
highei chorge rote.
See nionuol.
OVERHTATED C0NDlTlOil
-
Disconnect chorger
ond ollow to coolfor 30 min.,
check for omple ventilotion.
ATTTRNATOR
VOITAGI
CH[(K
(HAR
TIGURE
5
Below the Diqitol Displov
ore series of four LEDS thot light on the following
conditions:
tAU[' tights when
ony of
severol
foults
ore detected
-
see F01 through
F05 Codes os described
obove
(lf
the Foult LED
lights,
re6r ro TnOUBLESHOOTING for
deroils)
Rev. Polority
-
Lights when
clomps ore incorrectly
connected
to
bottery terminols.
(horging (omplete
'
ldiSgt"r
Bothery is chorged.
Chorging Complete LEO lights
ot some time the
digitol disploy shows
"FUY.
Alternolor Good'Lights
when
lood or nol lood checks
show lhe olternolcr is keeping
up
with
the electricol lood.
GARGE RAIE STTEOION
After
chorger clomps ore correctly connected, plug in the
chorger
lo
on AC outlet ond the
chorger
will
show
q
circuloting
potlern
on the Digitol Disploy. This
poftern
indicotes
power
is opplied. Seleci proper
chorge current roie
bosed on bottery
size. Press lhe2/6/10 AMP push
button ond fie chorger will begin chorging
ol
2omps.
Pressing lhe 2/6/10
N\P
push
button ogoin will
odvonce
the
chorge rote to 64, then l0A. Pressing the
switch ogoin will turn
OFF the chorger output
ond the disploy will
show "C00"
OPERATIOI{
CODT$
il0lft The only lime the selected
chorge
rote
does not disploy ot the full
selected
rotre
is
when
the bottery is neorly
full
ond chorging
ol ei$er step
two
or three.The disploy will
be showing o slowing chorge rote. To return to
2A,
pres!
the
2/6/10 AI'AP button. When the
botteqy
is
fully chorged, the chorging
Complete LED is lit ond "FUL" is disployed
on the
Digitol Disploy.
(HARGII{G
THE BATIERY
l. Chorger disploys circuloting
pottern
when
bofiery ond AC
power
ore connected
properly.
Press 2/6/10
AMP button to
begin-chorging'ot
2
omps
ritb;
he chorger sounds o
beep ond disploys chorging turientl
WARNING: lf Chorger
{isplop
F02, ond lighb FAUIT
indicolor, fie connection io bofiery terminols is
bod. Cleon bottery terminols then
reaonnecl
clomps.
lf Rev PoloriV indicotor.
olso lights, The Red
(Positire)
ond
Blqck
{Negotivel
clomps
ore inconectly connxbd
O borcry
lerminols. Rdrcne
the clomps
-
r
CHARG!ilG
ITTTIES
The
VEC
l087C,
o
lully
outrcmotic Smort Bottery Chorger will
outomoticolly
odjust the
chorge
rote
os the bottery becomes
chorged ond stops chorging
when
the bottery is fully chorged. For estimotes of
the time it
hkes to chorge o bottery refur
to the following toble for
detoils.
Deep
cycle botteries moy need longer chorging time. lt is recommended to repeot the
chorging cycle o second lime beginning with the 2 AMP rote.
The following
chod converts hydrometer reodings into
percent
of chorge
volues.
Refer to the
chort below for opproximote chorging times.
SPECITrc GRAVITY
(HYDRorulrTrR
R EADI
NG)
PERCENT
OT CHARGE
I
PERCENT OF CHARGE
NEEDED
IN BATTERY
I
BY BATTERY
.265
.225
.r90
.r55
.120
r00%
75%
s0%
25%
07"
0%
257"
507"
75%
r00%
The times
shown
in the
chort oboue ore oooroximole ond
refer io
on overoqe
outomotive botlery. For smoller botteries,
$e chorge time should be odiusted using ihe formulo
sho*n
below ond odiling I hour to fie tirie colculoted.
To estimote choroino time for o dischoroed botterv. divide the omo hour [oH] rotino of the botterv bv the choroe rote
selected.
This is
"the"
number
of
hours
[ouired
t<i' rechoroe the
6otterv.
'Foi
exom"ple. o 50 AF(
(12
voltl
bq[ery
is
dischorged
(10
volts).
How long should it lie chorged ot thi l0 Amp rot6?
Divide thi:
50
AH
by
10.'
Answer: 5.5 hours. Alwovs round uo lhe choroe lime bv l0% io ensure full choroe. ln most coses. botterv choroino times
will.vory
depending on thd oge ond iondition oT
the
bott6ry. Smoller botteries
sho"uld be chorged dt o lo#er rote-(2-Amps)
ond odd on exiro hour to chorge
time.
PERCENT
OT CHARGE
2 AMPS
6 AMPS
IO AA/IPS
7
5o/o
7 HRS
2.5 HRS
I .4 HRS
50o/o
I4 HRS
5
HRS
2.8 HRS
25o/o
NR*
7 HRS
4.1 HRS
0o/o
NR*
9.2 HRS
5.5 HRS
*
Not recommended
E
{
1
Do not
chorge
the
bottery
while woiting
for the
engine
to
worm. This will involidote ony olternotor
check. The
digitol disploy
should show the circuloting pottern
while the
engine
is
worming.
Do
not
turn
on A/C
or
the
defroster
system to lood
the
olternotor. These
occessories moy
stort operoting
during o test
sequence
ond give
on
involid result.
GENERAI. BAITERY SATEIY
With minimol
moinlenonce, the
VEC1087C 2/6/10 AJ'A?
Smorl Bottery Chorger
will
provide yeors
of dependoble
service. Follow
these simple
steps lo mointoin the
chorger in optimum
condition:
t
After
eoch use, cleon the
bottery chorger
clomps
-
be sure lo remove ony
bottrery fluid thot will
couse
corrosion of
the
copper clomps.
.
Cleon the
ouiside
cose of fie
chorger with
o soft cloth ond, if necessory,
mild
soop solution.
o
Do nol
ollow liquid
to enter the
chorger. Do
nol operote when
chorger is wet.
.
Keep the
chorger
cords loosely
coiled during
storoge to prevent
domoge trc the
cords.
'
h Pt
u19 chgrger if
cords
or clomps hore
been
domoged in
ony
woy
-
coll Vector Technicol
Support
Deportmenl
toll-free:
(866)
584-5504
to reploce
cords
ond clomps.
-
TROUBI.ESHOOTIilG.
FAUTI
I.ED tII
The
following
conditions
moy lighlhe
FAULT
LED:
o
Poor
connection to
botteqy
(or
frome).
.
Chorging too
fost
-
Decreose
Chorge Rote
-
Press
2/6/ 10 AMp
button to lower
rote.
'
Chorging trco
slowly
-
Botcry
is lorge
ond
did not compleis
chorging in
24 hours
-
Press
2/6/ 10
AMP to
chorge
or o foster
role-
.
Shorted
bottery cell
-
Reploce
bottery
(F0i).
.
Open
bottery
Cell
-
Reploce
bottery
(F03).
o
Reverse
Polority LED
Lit
-
disconnect
AC rhen
reverse
clomp locotions
on bottery
ond frome.
o
lnternol
overheot in
chorger-
moke sure
fon is not
blocked
(F05).
Try
chorging
onother bottery
if the FAUTT
LED does
not light, then
one o[ the
obove
problems
exists with
fie initiol
botterv.
9-hgtg:r-
will_
not chorge
ond the
fon will not
operote i[
there is
o
foult.
Coli
Vector Technicol
Suppo* toll
fre!:
(866)
584-5504.
I1{IIRilA1
SHoRI
(t11
BAIIIRY
(Iot}
.
lf the bofiery
being
chorged hos
on internol
shorred
cell, the FAULT
LED will lighr.
'
lf
FAU\T
LED
light comes
on,
Veclor recommends
you
toke your
boitery to o
ceriified outomolive
service
center
IOr
evotuoflon.
BATTTRY
1{OI
AC(TMilG
A ffARGt
'
Moke
sure thot the
chorger
is
plugged
intro
o
"live"
'l
lo/l2ovAc
ou
er ond
power
LED
is lit.
t
UnPlug
chorger
ond check
bottery connections
-
ensure thol lhere
is o good
conneclion
ot
the
boHeqy terminol
ond/or
vehicle
chossis.
.
Check thot
the correct
chorge rote
wos
selected for
the bottery
being chorged.
o
Ensure thol
enough
chorging time
wos
ollowed for-check
toble in
(poge
'10)
for
opproximote
chorging times.
l{0I[:
Chorger will
NOT
operote on
botteries
below 2.0
Volts. lf
o
l2
Volt bottery
is below 2.0 vohs
ir is probobly
shorted,
open or
sulfoied ond
should
be reploced.
VTRY CO1D
BATTTRY
lf
the bottery
to be,chorged
is
extremely
cold
(in
lemperotures
less
thon freezing
-
Oo
C/32. F) it connot
occept
o high
rote
of chorge,
so
the
initiol
chorge rote will
be slow.'The rote
o[ chorge will
incieose
os fie
boffery worms.
WARNING:
DO
NOT
ATTEMPT
TO
CHARGE
A FROZEN
BATTERY
3.
4.
5.
NOTE:
o
Thephorger-slorh
chorging ot 2 omps role oulomoticolly
't2/6/10
AMP button is nol pressed
within
3 minutes ofter
opplyingaC
power.
.
Chorger occosionolly sounds o beep ond disploys 0.0 during selFtesl or chorging shrge chonges.
2. Pre_qing
the 2/
6/10
AMP bufion ogoin
odvonces chorging
role fic 6 omps ond
pressing
once
more
odvonces chorging
role
to 10 oinps.
NOTE:
o
lf the botterv is neor full itwill foll bock lo
lower
choroe
rote.
o
Pressing h;2/6/lO
AMP 4 times o&onces to shnd5y
mode; sounds o beep, disploys 00u ond stops chorging.
lln i"try;[ggz.t'nlffifa:tgg:;'J:li]!l"rJ,l"y,f.?htl''Fl."",Xl*l
rmi,3f,I.TJ,J"o.'J]9.i
button The chorser
The disploy shows
FLIL
ond Chorging
Complete IED
lights when he bottery
is fully chorged.
Disconneci
the AC
power
cord
lirst then the NEGATIVE
clomp ond
finolly the POSITIVE clomp.
Aulomotic
Floot Chorging
-
ldeol br moinloining o
fully chorged
bottry,
l. Keep the AC
power ond boftery connecled
ofter bottery
is fully chorged.
2.
The chorger monitors
the bottery ond
tops it ofl os
needed.
3.
The disploy shows
FLO in lopping
off the bottery ond
returns
lo FUL when completed.
4. To view botery
voltoge
press
BATTERY VOTTAGE
button.
NOIE:
.
Chorging
con be
lerminoled by
pressing OFF button
ol ony
time.
.
After AC
power interruption,
chorging
reslorts ol 2 omps
role outomolicolly.
AIIERI{AIOR
VOTIAGE CHTO(
PARf I: No
lood
(Turn
OFF oll
,ehicle's
occessories):
The bottery
must be fully
chorged bebre
Esting fie ohernoficr.
Run
the engine
long enough
to ochieve
normol
idle speed ond
verify there is o
no-lood
voltcge.
l. PRESS
Alt'ernotor Check
to stort
the check.
2. ALTERNATOR
C;OOD
LED
will
light
to indicote
the
ohernolcr
is
good, or the FAULT
LED
will light ic
indicote he olternotor
is
nol
good.
3. Press
Alternoicr Check
button ogoin
lrc stcp
he test.
PART
2:
Under
Loqd
(Accessories
ON):
Next, lood the olternotrcr
by turning
on os mony occessories
os
possible
(o<cept
for
A/C ond DEFRoST)
I .
PRESS Altrernotor
Check tc slrcrt
the check.
2. ALTERNATOR
@OD
LED
will light to indicote
the olErnohcr
is good, or
the FAULT tED
will light t',
indicote he olternohcr
is
not
good.
3.
Press Aliernobr
Check button
ogoin ic slrcp
the hest'
lf rhe lirst olternotor
check
indicotes o
qood
olternotor
ond the second
indicotes
fie olbrnolrcr
is bod, the
problem
could stem
from:
loose fon belts, on
intermittent
Jiod" foilrre or
possibly
bod
conneciions
between
the bottery ond olternolrcr
ond/or
ground.
il0IE:
BATTERY
VOLTAGE
button
is
disobled
in
Alternotor Check
mode..
J{0I[:
lt moy be
thot someone
hos odded o
number o[
occessory
loods on
the chorging system.
ihereby
increosing
current demond
from
the olternotor.
MAKE SURE
THAT THE
ALTERNATOR
lS RATED TO
THE
APPLICATION.
NOTE:
This check
moy
noi be occurote
for every
moke, monufoclurer
ond
model of
vehicle. There
is wide
voriotion
in
user-contrJled
electricol
loods, olteinotor
outpul
ond
wiring. Other
foctors
include bottery condition,
temoeroture, ond
enqine
idle speed.
ll is
recommended
io check
your
olternoicr
when
it is known to be
oo"Ltino
piop"rly
tJuerify
thoi this check
is
volid for
your porticulor
vehicle.
Cireck
oi"lj
I iV syslems.
'Checking
24 or 36V
syscms
wiil domoge
chorger:
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