Harbor Freight Tools 60278 Product manual

Safety Warnings

Instructions

1. Shield eyes and face from
batteries at all times. Wear
ANSI-approved safety goggles and
heavy-duty work gloves during use.
Batteries produce explosive gasses.

2. Use only as intended.

3. Be sure vent caps are tight and level.
Place damp cloth over any vent
caps on both batteries. Handle cloth
carefully - do not allow cloth to come
in contact with eyes, skin or clothing.

4. Do not allow red and black cable
clamps to touch each other or
same metal object during use.

5. Be sure vehicles do not touch
and both electrical systems are
off and the same voltage.

6. Be careful to avoid moving fan blades.

7. Check polarity of battery posts.
POSITIVE (POS, P, +) battery post
usually has larger diameter than
NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post.

8. Inspect before every use;
do not use if parts loose or damaged.

9. Consult Automobile Owner’s Manual
and Follow All Instructions.

Specications

Capacity 220 Amp

Cable 12 FT. 8 AWG

Vehicle batteries may be negative or positive
post grounded. Consult your automobile
owner’s manual before selecting the
method to follow for cable connections.

Note: The vast majority of modern vehicles

use a negative ground system.

Negative Ground System

NEGATIVE GROUND SYSTEM

Booster Battery

2

1

Discharged Battery

1. Connect positive (+) cable to
positive (+) terminal of discharged

battery wired to starter or solenoid.

2. Connect other end of positive cable to
positive terminal of booster battery.

3. Connect second cable (negative)
to other terminal (negative)
of booster battery.

4. MAKE FINAL CONNECTION ON

ENGINE BLOCK OF STALLED
VEHICLE (NOT TO NEGATIVE POST)
AWAY FROM BATTERY.

5. STAND BACK.

6. Start vehicle and remove cables
in reverse order of connection,

disconnecting from engine block rst.

_

+

+

_

Ground

Cable

3

4

To

Engine

Block

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