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CHARGING
Before using the power tool, charge the battery as follows.
1. Connect the charger’s power cord to the receptacle.
When connecting the plug of the charger to a receptacle,
the pilot lamp will blink in red (At 1- second intervals).
2. Insert the battery into the charger.
Firmly insert the battery into the charger as shown in
Fig. 3
(on page 20).
3. Charging
When inserting a battery in the charger, the charge
indicator lamp will blink in blue.
When the battery becomes fully recharged, the charge
indicator lamp will light up in green. (See
Table 3
)
(1) Charge indicator lamp indication
The indications of the charge indicator lamp will be as
shown in
Table 3
, according to the condition of the
charger or the rechargeable battery.
Table 3
Indications of the charge indicator lamp
Charge
indicator
lamp
(RED /
BLUE /
GREEN /
PURPLE)
Before
charging
Blinks
(RED)
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for
0.5 seconds. (o
ff
for 0.5 seconds)
Plugged into power source
While
charging
Blinks
(BLUE)
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for
1 second. (o
ff
for 1 second)
Battery capacity at less than 50%
Blinks
(BLUE)
Lights for 1 second. Does not light
for 0.5 seconds. (o
ff
for 0.5 seconds)
Battery capacity at less than 80%
Lights
(BLUE)
Lights continuously
Battery capacity at more than 80%
Charging
complete
Lights
(GREEN)
Lights continuously
(Continuous buzzer sound: about
6 seconds)
Overheat
standby
Blinks
(RED)
Lights for 0.3 seconds. Does not light for
0.3 seconds. (o
ff
for 0.3 seconds)
Battery overheated. Unable to
charge. (Charging will commence
when battery cools)
Charging
impossible
Flickers
(PURPLE)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for
0.1 seconds. (o
ff
for 0.1 seconds)
(Intermittent buzzer sound: about 2 seconds)
Malfunction in the battery or the
charger
(2) Regarding the temperatures and charging time of the rechargeable battery
The temperatures and charging time will become as shown in
Table 4.
Table 4
Charger
UC18YSL3
Battery
Type of battery
Li-ion
Temperatures at which the
battery can be recharged
0°C – 50°C
Charging voltage
V
14.4
18
Charging time,
approx. (At 20°C)
BSL14xx series
BSL18xx series
Multi volt
series
(4 cells)
(8 cells)
(5 cells)
(10 cells)
(10 cells)
min
BSL1415S : 15
BSL1415 : 15
BSL1415X : 15
BSL1420 : 20
BSL1425 : 25
BSL1430C : 30
BSL1430 : 20
BSL1440 : 26
BSL1450 : 32
BSL1460 : 38
BSL1815S : 15
BSL1815 : 15
BSL1815X : 15
BSL1820 : 20
BSL1825 : 25
BSL1830C : 30
BSL1830 : 20
BSL1840 : 26
BSL1850 : 32
BSL1860 : 38
BSL36A18 : 32
BSL36B18 : 52
USB
Charging voltage
V
5
Charging current
A
2
NOTE
The recharging time may vary according to the ambient temperature and power source voltage.
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