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CHARGING & BATTERY LIFE
Your Cuisinart
®
Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender is equipped with
nickel cadmium batteries. We have selected these batteries to give you
maximum life and long running times, as well as rapid recharging times.
If you run your batteries down completely, it will take between 12 and
24 hours to completely recharge them. They will be over 50% charged
after only 3 hours. Normally, you will not run them down completely.
The normal running time with a full charge varies depending on what
you are blending, but you can expect up to 15 minutes. The maximum
time for most mixing tasks is up to 2 minutes.
CHARGING PROCEDURES
When brand new, the Cuisinart
®
Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender
is not fully charged. Plug the charger handle into the electrical socket
and leave it plugged in for 24 hours to insure maximum operating
capability. For best performance, fully discharge and recharge the
battery 3 times before first use.
To Charge
Detach charger handle from motor
body. Turn charger handle upside down.
Using the thumb grip on the underside
of the charger handle, push down
slightly and slide the plug as far as it
will go until it is fully exposed and
extending from the handle housing
(see illustration). Plug the prongs into
a wall outlet. The batteries will begin
charging. The charging light will
be illuminated.
Continuous Charging
The unit is designed so that the batteries may remain on continuous
charge. It is recommended that the Cuisinart
®
Cordless Rechargeable
Hand Blender charger be kept plugged into a wall socket to charge, so
that it will always be ready to use. Leaving the unit on continuous charge
is very inexpensive in terms of the amount of electricity
being used.
Holding the Charge
The batteries will keep their charge even when not plugged in. The
batteries will lose approximately 1% of their total charge per month,
if they are not plugged in and charging.
Short Run Times
If after repeated use the run time seems to get shorter and the hand
blender has less power, it may not be the result of a faulty unit.
This condition can be remedied by allowing the Cuisinart
®
Cordless
Rechargeable Hand Blender to run until it stops. Then recharge the unit
for 24 hours for a new charge. This procedure improves the batteries’
capacity. You may need to repeat this a few times for the best results.
Charging Light
The charging light on the tip of the handle glows when the unit is
charging. This light will be illuminated even when the batteries are
fully charged. If the unit does not function, make sure that the charger
handle is securely plugged into the outlet, and check to see if the
outlet is controlled by a wall switch. Also, check for a blown house
fuse. Note that if this light is on, the charger is operating.
Push
thumb
grip out
Thumb
Grip
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