Charging battery

Slyons133,With the charger set on 6 volts, + positive clip(red) to + positive on battery,- clip (black) to - on battery.
 
With a 6 volt charger. DO NOT let the + ground mess with your head you still hook + to + and - to -. Never have figured out why the + ground thing messes with peoples minds
 
(quoted from post at 10:35:35 07/26/16) With a 6 volt charger. DO NOT let the + ground mess with your head you still hook + to + and - to -. Never have figured out why the + ground thing messes with peoples minds

thanks for your help :)
 
But if the charger has a metal case, DO NOT SET IT ON ANY METAL PART OF THE TRACTOR. In many cases, the neg charger cable is grounded to the charger case and will make a direct short to ground on a pos ground machine. set the charger on a tractor tire, on the ground or something else not touching the tractor.
 
Its always POS of Charger to POS of battery and NEG of Charger to NEG of battery REGARDLESS which battery cable happens to be attached to a huge hunk of iron.

If its POS ground and all was correct the chargers POS "could" connect to the frame, while the chargers NEG "could" attach to the batteries NEG post. Typically the big ungrounded battery cable connects to the starter switch or solenoids input which "could" serve as a place to attach the chargers NEG lead and the frame for the chargers POS lead THATS FOR POSITIVE GROUND REMEMBER.

Avoid any connections (especially during or after charging) on the battery itself to avoid sparks where explosive gasses may be present.

I don't set the charger on or touching the tractor.

John T
 
Can you charge a 6-volt with 2 amp setting, my charger does not have 6- volt, but I guess you can not since it is still 12-volt,
 
You pretty much need a 6 volt charger to charge a 6 volt battery unless you have 2 6 volt batteries and then you can hook them up in series
 

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