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Vehicle or Boat Engine Starting
Jump-starting Directly to the Battery
XPower 1500 may be used to jump-start a 12-volt vehicle or small boat
engine using standard jump-start cables available from most auto parts
stores.
Jump-starting causes very high current surges and possible sparking.
Unless care is taken, the possibility of battery explosion exists. Read the
safety warnings in the beginning of this Owner’s Guide before
proceeding, then follow these instructions exactly. Before proceeding,
remove the Terminal Covers (rotate counter clockwise) and place them in
XPower 1500’s Accessory Storage Compartment.
1. Turn off the vehicle or boat ignition, and all accessories.
2. Engage the vehicle’s park or emergency brake and place the
transmission in park (automatic) or neutral (manual).
3. Purge the area where connections will be made of all fumes before
making any connections.
4. Position XPower 1500 so that it is a convenient distance from the
battery that supplies power to the engine you wish to start, but will
not cause the jump-start cables to come in contact with any moving
parts of the engine. If helpful, remove XPower 1500’s handle to
improve placement.
5. Connect the cable’s red positive (+) clamp to the positive (+) terminal
of the engine’s battery.
6. Making sure the cables are clear of the engine’s belts and fans, take
the other end of the jump-start cables and connect the red positive (+)
clamp to XPower 1500’s positive High Power DC Terminal (red).
WARNING: Shock hazard
Connect only in the following order and make sure the polarity is correct. The
battery’s positive terminal is identified as being larger in diameter than the
negative terminal. In most vehicles it has a red wire connected to it. Do not
proceed until you are sure you have identified the positive terminal.