Personal Precautions; Preparing To Charge; Charger Locations - MINN KOTA MK-105PD Manuel De L'utilisateur

11. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS

a) Consider having someone close enough by to come to your aid when you work near a lead-acid battery.
b) Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case acid contacts skin, clothing, or eyes.
c) Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Avoid touching eyes while working near battery.
d) If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water. If acid enters eyes, immediately flood eye
with running cold water for at least 10 minutes and get medical attention immediately.
e) NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of battery or engine.
f) Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto battery. It might spark or short-circuit battery or other
electrical part that may cause explosion.
g) Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when 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.
h) Use charger for charging batteries only. It is not intended to supply power to a low voltage electrical system other than in
a starter-motor application. Do not use battery charger for charging dry-cell batteries that are commonly used with home
appliances. These batteries may burst and cause injury to persons and damage to property.
i) NEVER charge a frozen battery.

12. PREPARING TO CHARGE

a) If necessary to remove battery from boat or vehicle to charge, always remove grounded terminal from battery first. Make
sure all accessories in the boat or vehicle are off , so as not to cause an arc.
b) Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged.
c) Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with eyes.
d) Add distilled water to each cell until battery acid reaches level specified by battery manufacturer. Do not overfill. For a
battery without removable cell caps, such as valve regulated lead acid batteries, carefully follow manufacturer's recharging
instructions.
e) Study all battery manufacturer's specific precautions while charging and recommended rates of charge.
f) The Minn Kota charger will only charge 12 volt 6 cell LEAD-ACID: FLOODED/WET CELL, MAINTENANCE FREE, and
AGM/STARVED ELECTROLYTE batteries. Do not connect the output of the charger to any other voltage or battery type.
13. CHARGER LOCATION
a) Locate charger as far away from battery as dc cables permit.
b) Never place charger directly above battery being charged; gases from battery will corrode and damage charger.
c) Never allow battery acid to drip on charger when reading electrolyte specific gravity or filling battery.
d) Do not operate charger in a closed-in area or restrict ventilation in any way.
e) Do not set a battery on top of charger.
f) Each DC output cord is six feet long. Make sure that all DC output cords can reach the batteries and that the AC power cord
can reach a power source. Do not shorten the DC output cords, as this can affect charger output.
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