Charging The Battery - EINHELL CE-BC 15 M Instructions D'origine

winter mode
F Charging a battery at low current strength
G Charging a battery at moderate current
strength
H Charging a battery at high current strength
I Jump start function is switched on
5.3 Setting charging programs
Note:
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Connect the charger to the socket outlet
(check the technical data). All the LEDs will
flash briefly 2x.
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If the voltage of the battery is below 3 V, it
cannot be charged.
•
Press the BATTERY SELECT button (Fig. 1/
Item 4) to select the battery types or winter
mode. The corresponding LED (Fig. 2/Item
C/D/E) lights up.
•
The maximum charging current strength can
be set by pressing the AMPERE SELECT
button (Fig. 1/Item 5). The LED corresponding
to the charging current strength (Fig. 2/Item
F/G/H) lights up.
•
The battery is charged in an automatic pro-
cess consisting of not more than 6 charge
settings, depending on the available battery
voltage.
•
The actual charging current depends on the
charge setting the charger is currently in, and
may be less than the set max. charging cur-
rent.
5.3.1 Standard charging programs
A) STD: Charging program for lead acid batteries
(wet, Ca/Ca, EFB batteries) and gel batteries. The
"STD" LED lights up the fi rst time the charger is
used.
B) AGM: Charging program for AGM batteries.
Press the "BATTERY SELECT" button to switch
from the STD to the AGM charging program.
5.3.2 Special charging programs
C) Winter: Recommended charging program
(higher end-of-charge voltage) in cold weather
(ambient temperature -20 °C - +5 °C) for normal
lead acid batteries (wet / Ca/Ca batteries) and
AGM batteries.
Press the "BATTERY SELECT" button to switch
from the AGM to the "Winter" charging program.

5.4 Charging the battery:

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Release or remove the battery stoppers (if
fitted) from the battery.
•
Check the acid level in the battery. If neces-
sary, top up the battery with distilled water (if
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possible). Important! Battery acid is aggres-
sive. Rinse off any acid splashes thoroughly
with lots of water and seek medical advice if
necessary.
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First connect the red charging cable to the
positive pole of the battery.
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Then connect the black charging cable to the
bodywork of the vehicle away from the battery
and the petrol pipe.
•
Warning! Under normal circumstances the
negative battery pole is connected to the bo-
dywork and you proceed as described above.
In exceptional cases it is possible that the po-
sitive battery pole is connected to the body-
work (positive earthing). In this case, connect
the black charger cable to the negative pole
on the battery. Then connect the red charger
cable to the bodywork at a point away from
the battery and the petrol pipe.
•
After the battery has been connected to the
charger, you can connect the charger to a
socket (see Technical Data). You can now
change the charging settings (see section
5.3).
•
Important! Charging may create dangerous
explosive gas and therefore you should avoid
spark formation and naked flames whilst the
battery is charging. There is a risk of explosi-
on! It is essential that you ventilate the rooms
well.
•
If "FUL" appears in the LED display, the char-
ging process is completed. The charger holds
the battery at 95 % – 100 % available battery
capacity using pulsed charging. If the battery
was discharged and the charger shows this
after just a few minutes, this indicates that the
battery capacity is low. The battery cannot be
recharged any further.
Calculating the charging time (Fig. 3)
The charging time depends on the charge status
of the battery. If the battery was discharged but is
chargeable (not exhaustively discharged, "Lo" dis-
played, or defective), the approximate charging
time up to approx. 80 % charged can be calcula-
ted using the following formula:
Battery capacity in Ah
Charging time/h =
Amp. (charging current)
The charging current should be 1/10 to 1/6 of the
battery capacity.
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