Vector VEC1087C Owner's manual

Brand: Vector

Model: VEC1087C

Type: Owner's manual

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SMART

AUTOMATIC

BATTERY

CHARGER

OWNER'S

MANUAT &

WARRANTY

INFORMATION

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AMPERE

ATTERNATOR

VOTTAGE

IMPORTANT

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

CHARGE

RATES

WITH

CHECK

FUNCTION

WARNING

RISK

EXPLOSIVE GASES

I. WORKING IN

VICINITY

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

oiy e{uipment

you intend ic use in

vicinity

botiery. Rwiew coutionorf

morkings on

these

producls

ond on engine.

OENERAL

SAFETY

Use this choroer for choroino o l2 VOLT LEAD-ACID botterv onlv.

lt is not intended

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

property.

Use of on ottochmeni

nol recommended

or sold by the bottery chorger

monufocturer moy result in o

risk

fire,

electric

shock, or iniury

to persons.

To reduce risk of domoge

to elechic

plug

ond cord,

pull

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.

exlension

cord must be used.

moke sure:

Pins on plug of extension cord

ore lhe some number, size, ond

shope os

those

plug on chorger.

b. Extension cord

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

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,

33312.TEL:

954-584-4446.

FAX:954-584-5556.T0LL-FREI

866-584-5504

r0.

PIRSOI{AI.

PRTCAUTIOilS Al{D

SAFTTY

Another

person

should

be close enough to come to

your

oid

when

you

work neor

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.

ocid

porticles

or corrosion gets inlo

eyes immediotely food eye

with

cold woter

(Eye

Wosh

Stotion)

for

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

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

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

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

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.

Areo

oround bqttery.should

well

ventiloted.while

bofiery is being

-chorged.

Gos cqn

forcefully

blown owoy

using

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.

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

non-ventiloled

oreo.

Morine

botteries must

removed

ond chorged on

shore.

not set o bofiery

top

of chorger.

CONI{E(TIOil PRE(AUIIOI{S

Connect ond disconnect DC output

clomps only ofter unplugging AC cord from

outlet.

2. Never

ollow clomps lo touch eoch

other.

fl-:.j;!"r,ff

$ !o*#J:,o

"nd

check lor secure connection. This will

hold clomps securely

terminols

ond helps

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.

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

orounded

(connected)

to the chossis. lf negotive

posl

grounded

to chossis

(os

in most

vehicles),

see

(e1.'lf

positr"ve post

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.

-l

oost'of botte"rv. Connect POSflVE

(REDI

clomo to vehicle chLssis or enoiie bloc'k owoy

from

bottbrv.

Do iroi

tonnect clom;i

corburelor,

fuel lines,

or she<it-metol body

porls. Conn&t to o heory

gouge metol p'ort

the

rome or engrne blocl(.

7. When

disconnecting chorger, disconnect

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.

When

disconnecting

chorger,- olwoys do so in reverse sequence

of connecting procedure ond breok first

connection

while

hrr

owoy

from

bottery

procticol.

8. A morine,(boot)

fgttery

m.usl

removed

ond chorged

on shore.

chorge

boord requires equipment

specrolly desrgned

tor monne use.

NOIE: This equipment hos been teshed ond found

comply

wilh the limits for o Closs

digitol

device, pursuont to

Port l5

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

occordonce

with the instruclions, moy couse hormful

interhrence to rodio communicolions.

However, fiere is no guorontee thot inlerference

will

not occur

porticulor instollotion. lf

this

equipment doei

couse

hormful interferince to rodio

television reception, which con be determined

by turning the equipment off

ond on,

the

user

encouroged

to try to

correct

lhe interference by one or

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

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

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

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

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

the

chorging cycle.

The Automolic Floot

Chorge

feoture

is ideol for mointoining o

bottery.

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

2/6/10

AA,IP

push

button chorge role switch:

o) 2 omps: smoller boHreries

in lown mowers,

snowmobiles, motorcycles, ek.

b) 6 omps:

middle

sized botteries such os in

smoll cors.

omps: outomobile bofieries ond light trucks.

Auicmotic Floot Choroe Monitorino

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

Heow-dutv"co6I

KOPIO

Cnorgrng.tnree stoge

output.

Heovy-drty

cobles ond

clomps ore corrosion-.resistont.

Connect to

side or bottery terminols.

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.

HGURI

(FRONT

V|EW)

WARilIilGS: THIRI ARt ilO USER-SIRV|GAB]I PARIS l1{

THIS GARGIR. DO t{0I0PE1l

IHI

U]{m

I ilUST Bt RtTURilED I0

VTOON TOR PROTTSSIOI{AI. TTSIIIIG AIID RIPAIR. OPH{IIIG

IHT UI{II Wll VOID IHT IIIAI{UTACUREN'S

WARRAI{TY.

Contoct ihe Vecicr Technicol Support

Deporlment ol

(9541

584-4446 or

troll free:

(866)

584-5504 for further

inbrmotion.

TIGURE

Control

Ponel

CONTROTS

AND

INDICATORS

From right to

left the function butions ore:

FIGURE

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

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

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

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.

r"''T''@@@

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

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

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

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

with

the electricol lood.

GARGE RAIE STTEOION

After

chorger clomps ore correctly connected, plug in the

chorger

on AC outlet ond the

chorger

will

show

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

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

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

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

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

CHARG!ilG

ITTTIES

The

VEC

l087C,

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

PERCENT OF CHARGE

NEEDED

IN BATTERY

BY BATTERY

.265

.225

.r90

.r55

.120

r00%

75%

s0%

25%

07"

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

hours

[ouired

t<i' rechoroe the

6otterv.

'Foi

exom"ple. o 50 AF(

(12

voltl

bq[ery

dischorged

(10

volts).

How long should it lie chorged ot thi l0 Amp rot6?

Divide thi:

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

5o/o

7 HRS

2.5 HRS

I .4 HRS

50o/o

I4 HRS

HRS

2.8 HRS

25o/o

NR*

7 HRS

4.1 HRS

0o/o

NR*

9.2 HRS

5.5 HRS

Not recommended

{

Do not

chorge

the

bottery

while woiting

for the

engine

worm. This will involidote ony olternotor

check. The

digitol disploy

should show the circuloting pottern

while the

engine

worming.

not

turn

on A/C

the

defroster

system to lood

the

olternotor. These

occessories moy

stort operoting

during o test

sequence

ond give

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:

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.

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:

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).

Reverse

Polority LED

Lit

disconnect

AC rhen

reverse

clomp locotions

on bottery

ond frome.

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

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.

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

plugged

intro

"live"

lo/l2ovAc

er ond

power

LED

is lit.

UnPlug

chorger

ond check

bottery connections

ensure thol lhere

is o good

conneclion

the

boHeqy terminol

ond/or

vehicle

chossis.

Check thot

the correct

chorge rote

wos

selected for

the bottery

being chorged.

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

Volt bottery

is below 2.0 vohs

ir is probobly

shorted,

open or

sulfoied ond

should

be reploced.

VTRY CO1D

BATTTRY

the bottery

to be,chorged

extremely

cold

(in

lemperotures

less

thon freezing

C/32. F) it connot

occept

o high

rote

of chorge,

the

initiol

chorge rote will

be slow.'The rote

o[ chorge will

incieose

os fie

boffery worms.

WARNING:

NOT

ATTEMPT

CHARGE

A FROZEN

BATTERY

NOTE:

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

odvonces chorging

role

to 10 oinps.

NOTE:

lf the botterv is neor full itwill foll bock lo

lower

choroe

rote.

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.

The chorger monitors

the bottery ond

tops it ofl os

needed.

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

good, or the FAULT

LED

will light ic

indicote he olternotor

nol

good.

3. Press

Alternoicr Check

button ogoin

lrc stcp

he test.

PART

Under

Loqd

(Accessories

ON):

Next, lood the olternotrcr

by turning

on os mony occessories

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

not

good.

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

disobled

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

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

volid for

your porticulor

vehicle.

Cireck

oi"lj

I iV syslems.

'Checking

24 or 36V

syscms

wiil domoge

chorger:

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