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Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
3.5 Troubleshooting (Nickel Metal Hydride Battery)
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Problem
Charger LED
Battery LED
Check point
What to do
Will not charge
Off
Off
Is the power cord connected?
Connect the cord.
Off
Off
Will another battery accept a
charge?
Replace the charger if it cannot
charge.
Green and red
LEDs flash
alternately
Off
Is the battery fuse blown?
Replace the fuse.
Green and red
LEDs flash
alternately
Off
Will another battery accept a
charge?
Replace the charger.
Off
Off
Will another battery accept a
charge?
The charger is normal if it can
charge. Replace the battery.
Prolonged charge
standby
Green LED
flashes
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted
Is the battery temperature
appropriate?
Wait until it reaches an
appropriate temperature.
Green LED
flashes
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted
Is the ambient temperature
appropriate?
Charge in a location with an
appropriate temperature (cool in
the summer, warm in the winter).
Stops charging
halfway
Off
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted only halfway
Is the temperature of the
battery high?
After the battery temperature
has been cool, try charging
again.
Takes too long to
charge
Orange LED is
lighted
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted, and then go
off successively
Are you refresh charging the
battery?
The battery is being discharged.
Refresh charging will take 3 to
13 hours.
Charging is
completed, but not
all lamps are lighted
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted only halfway
Check the number of times or
days you have used the
battery.
The battery may have
deteriorated. A battery
deteriorates to approximately
60% of the capacity of a new
battery after 300 charge/
discharge cycles.
Charger emits a
sound
Lamps light
according to
the conditions
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted
Is there a sound of the cooling
fan turning?
To cool the charger, the fan may
turn or stop depending on the
condition of the charger.
Charger gets very
hot
Lamps light
according to
the conditions
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted
Is there a sound of the cooling
fan turning?
The charger temperature can
get as high as 50°C, but this is
normal as long as the cooling
fan is operating. If the cooling
fan is not operating, contact the
nearest dealer.
Charger emits an
odor
Lamps light
according to
the conditions
Residual capacity
indicator lamps are
lighted
Does this occur immediately
after you start using the
charger?
The charger may emit an odor
immediately after it is put to
use, but the odor will disappear
eventually.
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Charger
Model
(specified charger for nickel metal hydride batteries)
Item
Specifications
Power
AC 100–240 V·50/60 Hz
Rated output
29 V, 2.6 A (while charging)
Battery
Model JWC-2 nickel metal hydride battery, 24 V x 6.7 Ah, 20 A blade fuse
Charging
time
Rapid charging
Approximately 2.5 to 3 hours
Refresh charging
Approximately 3 to 13 hours
Chargeable temperature
0°C–40°C