Schumacher 10 Amp, PS-1022MA, PS-2100MA, 15Amp, 2Amp User Manual

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Lead-Acid

 

Model: PS-1022MA

2/10 Amp

 

 

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Batteries

 

 

PS-2100MA

2/15/100 Amp

 

 

 

 

For 6 & 12 Volt Batteries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Important Safety Instructions

Read instructions and rules for safe operation carefully.

Working in the vicinity of a lead-acid battery is dangerous. Batteries generate explosive gases during normal battery operation. For this reason, it is of utmost importance that each time before using your charger, you read this manual and follow the instructions exactly.

A.

GENERAL BATTERY SAFETY

1.Before you use your battery charger, be sure to read all instructions and cautions printed on:

Battery Charger

Battery

Vehicle or unit using battery

2.Use battery charger on LEAD-ACID type rechargeable batteries only, such as used in automobiles, trucks, tractors, airplanes, vans, RVs, trolling motors, etc. Charger is not intended to supply power to low-voltage electrical system other than in an automotive application.

WARNING: 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.

3.Use only attachments recommended or sold by manufacturer. Use of non-recommended attachments may result in fire, electric shock, or injury.

4.When disconnecting the battery charger, pull by the plug not by the cord. Pulling on the cord may cause damage to cord or plug.

5.Position battery power cord so it cannot be stepped on, tripped over, or subjected to damage or stress.

6.Do not operate charger with damaged cord or plug. Have cord replaced immediately.

7.Do not operate charger if it has received a sharp blow, been dropped, or otherwise damaged in any way. Take it to a qualified professional for inspection and repair.

8.Do not disassemble charger. Take it to a qualified professional when service or repair is required. Incorrect reassembly may result in electric shock or fire.

9.To reduce risk of electric shock, unplug charger from outlet before attempting any maintenance or cleaning.

10.Do not use an extension cord unless absolutely necessary. Use of an improper extension cord could result in fire or electric shock. If an extension cord must be used, make sure that:

Pins on plug of extension cord are the same number, size, and shape as those of plug on charger.

Extension cord is properly wired and in good electrical condition.

Wire size is large enough for AC ampere rating of charger, as specified below:

AC INPUT RATING, AMPERES

 

AWG SIZE OF CORD

Equal to or

but less than

 

Length of Cord, Feet

Greater than

 

25

50

100

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

18

18

18

16

2

3

18

18

16

14

6

8

18

16

12

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.Always charge battery in a well ventilated area.

NEVER operate in a closed-in or restricted area without adequate ventilation.

WARNING: Risk of explosive gas.

12.Use charger as far away from battery as DC charger cables permit.

13.Do not expose charger to rain or snow.

14.NEVER charge a frozen battery. If battery fluid (electrolyte) is frozen, bring into a warm area to thaw before charging.

15.NEVER allow battery acid to drip on charger when reading specific gravity or filling battery.

16.NEVER set a battery on top of charger.

17.NEVER place charger directly above battery being charged. Gases from battery will corrode and damage charger.

18.NEVER touch the battery clamps together when the charger is energized.

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B.

PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY

1.WARNING: Wear complete eye protection and protective clothing, when working with lead-acid batteries.

2.Make sure someone is within range of your voice or close enough to come to your aid when you work with or near a lead-acid battery.

3.Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby for use if battery acid contacts skin, clothing, or eyes. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water.

4.Avoid touching your eyes while working with a battery. Acid particles (corrosion) may get into your eyes! If acid enters your eye, immediately flood eye with running cold water for at least 10 minutes. Get medical attention immediately.

5.Remove all 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.

6.Take care not to drop a metal tool or other metal onto the battery. Metal may cause sparking or short-circuit the battery or another electrical devise. Sparking may cause an explosion.

7.Always operate battery charger in an open well ventilated area.

8.NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in the vicinity of the battery or engine. Batteries generate explosive gases!

C.

PREPARING TO CHARGE

1.Make sure you have a 6 or 12 Volt lead-acid battery. Check car owner’s manual to make sure. NOTE: Model PS-1022MA is a 12 Volt only charger.

2.Clean battery terminals. Take care to keep corrosion from coming in contact with your eyes.

3.If required, add distilled water in each cell until battery acid reaches levels specified by battery manufacturer. This helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill. For a battery without cell caps, carefully follow manufacturer's recharging instructions.

4.Study all battery manufacturer's specific precautions, such as removing or not removing cell caps while charging, and recommended rates of charge.

5.Make sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged. Gas can be forcefully blown away by using a piece of cardboard or other non-metallic material such as a fan.

6.If necessary to remove battery from vehicle to charge, always remove grounded terminal from battery first. Make sure all accessories in the vehicle are off, so as not to cause an arc.

7.A marine (boat) battery must be removed and charged on shore. To charge it on board requires equipment specially designed for marine use.

8.Select charge rate suitable for the battery being charged - (2, 10, or 15 Amp).

GROUNDING AND AC POWER CORD CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS - Charger should be grounded to reduce risk of electric shock. Charger is equipped with an electric cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with local codes and ordinances.

DANGER - Never alter AC cord or plug provided. If it will not fit outlet, have proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. Improper connection can result in a risk of electric shock.

This battery charger is for use on a nominal 120 Volt circuit, and has a grounding plug that looks like the plug illustrated in sketch

A.

During operation do not place the charger or its cables on the vehicle seat or carpeting.

When charging a battery in a motor home or RV always connect one lead of the output cable to the battery. Never connect to a remote receptacle or other means for the purpose of remotely charging the battery. The wires may be inadequate for handling the charge current of this charger and may over heat. Often these wires are bundled in with other wires which could be damaged and lead to a direct short across the battery and charger. If this occurs a fire can result, equipment and appliances operated from the battery may also be damaged.

GROUNDING METHOD

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D.

BATTERY CHARGER CONTROLS

NOTE: A buzz, or hum is normal when the output cables have been disconnected and the AC power cord is still connected to an electrical source (i.e. wall outlet).

Model PS-1022MA

Two switches permit Battery Type and Charge Rate selection. Switch #1 (3 Modes)

Mode 1 – Manual Position: Use for charging in 2 Amp or 10 Amp charge rates on 12 Volt batteries only. This charging must be monitored and manually stopped when the battery is charged. Overcharging will damage the battery.

Mode 2 – Automatic Position for Conventional Batteries. If you are not sure of your battery type, use the (regular) conventional setting.

Mode 3 – Automatic Position for Maintenance-free and Deepcycle batteries.

Switch #2 (2 Charge Rate Modes)

Mode 1 – Select the 2 Amp setting to charge small 12 Volt batteries (31 Ah or less) or to warm larger lead-acid batteries. Mode 2 – Select 10 Amp for larger 12 Volt batteries for a faster charge.

(SWITCH #1)

(SWITCH #2)

BATTERY TYPE

 

 

SELECTOR

 

 

MANUAL

AUTOMATIC

CHARGE RATE

 

CONVENTIONAL

SELECTOR

 

LOW MAINTENANCE

 

 

AUTOMATIC

2 A

10 A

MAINTENANCE-FREE

 

 

DEEP-CYCLE

 

 

Model PS-2100MA

Two switches permit Battery Type and Charge Rate selection. Switch #1 permits selection of either regular battery in automatic operation or Deep-cycle battery in automatic operation. If you are not sure of your battery type, use the regular battery setting. Switch #2 (4 Charge Rate Modes)

Mode 1 - Select 15 Amp, 6 Volt Manual Operation to charge medium and large size wet-cell, lead-acid, 6 Volt batteries. Do not charge small batteries such as used in motorcycles, lawn and garden equipment. Note: Manual Operation. Monitor frequently while charging a battery.

Mode 2 - Select the 2 Amp automatic setting to charge small 12 Volt batteries (31 Ah or less) or to warm larger lead-acid batteries.

Mode 3 - Select 15 Amp automatic for larger 12 Volt batteries for a faster charge.

Mode 4 - Select 100 Amp Engine Start to assist in engine cranking of 12 Volt systems. DO NOT use on 6 Volt systems. Use the 100 Amp Engine Start position for cranking automobiles or light trucks. Note: Use only with battery in the vehicle. This will reduce the chance of damaging sensitive electronic equipment in the vehicle.

(SWITCH #1)

 

(SWITCH #2)

 

BATTERY TYPE SELECTOR

CHARGE RATE SELECTOR

CONVENTIONAL

MAINTENANCE-

15 A, 6 V

2 A

15 A

100 A, 12 V

AND LOW

FREE AND

MANUAL

12 V AUTOMATIC

ENGINE START

MAINTENANCE

DEEP-CYCLE

 

 

 

 

E.

READING METERS

FOR: PS-1022MA

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULLY DISCHARGED BATTERY

 

APPROACHES FULL CHARGE

 

 

FULLY CHARGED BATTERY

Initial charge current to the battery is

 

 

Charge current to the battery is

Charge current to the battery is 0 Amp and,

 

typically 10 Amp. The needle points

 

typically 5 Amp. The needle points

the Full Chargegreen LED glows. The needle

 

 

 

 

toward the 25% mark.

 

 

 

toward the 100% mark.

 

points toward the Full Charge LED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Automatic Position)

AMMETER

The ammeter indicates the measured amount of amperes being drawn by the battery. When you first start charging a battery, the reading will be high with the needle near 10 using the 10 Amp charge rate. As the battery charges, the needle will fall to about 4 to 5 Amps, indicating a charged battery in the manual setting. In automatic setting, when the battery is charged, the ammeter will go to zero and then will pulse frequently to monitor the battery. At the 2 Amp charging rate, you will see little needle movement.

The percent of charge scale is intended as a visual aid to help simplify reading the state of charge of the battery. The meter is scaled for use with the 10 Amp charge rate only. For the 2 Amp charge rate use the red triangle. The percent of charge is based on current drawn by the battery. For this reason accuracy will vary with size and battery type.

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FOR: PS-2100MA 2/15/100A 6/12V

The meter indicates the amount of current measured in amperes that is being drawn from the charger by a battery. In the 15 Amp charge rate, a typical discharged battery may initially draw more than 15 Amp during the first few minutes of charge. As the battery continues to charge, the current should gradually taper to within 6 to 8 Amp at full charge.

When the battery has reached ‘Full Charge’, the LED indicator will glow green. The red LED indicator will glow red if the clamps are incorrectly connected to the battery terminals.

When charging a 6 volt battery, the LED will light before the battery is fully charged. Monitor the meter and stop charging when the meter indicates around 7–8 amps.

The START area of the meter is reserved to indicate when a high rate of current is being drawn from the charger. It is normal for the meter pointer to be in this area while cranking a vehicle.

 

DC AMPS

 

CHARGING

 

 

START

0

5

10

15

100

 

FULL

 

 

CHECK

 

CHARGE

 

 

BATTERY

When using the 2 Amp charge rate, the meter may indicate some activity but doesn’t have the resolution to accurately display the battery’s state of charge. For this reason, you should depend on the full charge light indicator.

F.

DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS

1.Connect and disconnect DC output clamps only after removing AC cord from electric outlet. Never allow clamps to touch each other.

2.Attach clamps to battery posts and twist or rock back and forth several times to make a good connections. This tends to keep clamps from slipping off terminals and helps to reduce risk of sparking.

G. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: CHARGING BATTERY IN VEHICLE

A SPARK NEAR BATTERY MAY CAUSE BATTERY EXPLOSION. FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO REDUCE RISK OF SPARK NEAR BATTERY:

1.Position AC and DC cords in such a way as to reduce risk of damage by hood, door, or moving engine part.

2.Stay clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys, and other parts that can cause injury to persons.

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

4.Determine which post of battery is grounded (connected to the chassis). If negative post is grounded to chassis (as in most vehicles), see No. 5. If positive post is grounded to the chassis, see No. 6.

5.For a negative-grounded vehicle, connect POSITIVE (RED) clamp from battery charger to POSITIVE (POS, P,+) ungrounded post of battery. Connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) clamp to vehicle chassis or engine block away from battery. Do not connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet-metal body parts. Connect to a heavy-gauge, unpainted metal part of the frame or engine block (see Figure 7).

6.For a positive-grounded vehicle, connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) clamp from battery charger to NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) ungrounded post of battery. Connect POSITIVE (RED) clip to vehicle chassis or engine block away from battery. Do not connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet-metal body parts. Connect to a heavy-gauge metal part of the frame or engine block.

7.When disconnecting charger, disconnect AC cord, remove clamp from vehicle chassis, and then remove clamp from battery terminal, in that order.

8.See charge period for length of charge information.

FIGURE 7: CONNECTION TO NEGATIVE–

GROUNDED BATTERY

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