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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 charge status lamp will blink in red (At 1-second
intervals).
2. Insert the battery into the charger.
Firmly insert the battery into the charger till it contacts the
bottom of the charger and checking the polarities.
CAUTION
If the batteries are inserted in the reverse direction,
not only recharging will become impossible, but it may
also cause problems in the charger such as a deformed
recharging terminal.
Table 1
Indications of the pilot lamp
Charge
status lamp
(red)
Before
charging
Blinks
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (o
ff
for 0.5 seconds)
While charging Lights
Lights continuously
Charging
complete
Blinks
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (o
ff
for 0.5 seconds)
Charging
impossible
Flickers
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for 0.1
seconds. (o
ff
for 0.1 seconds)
Malfunction in the
battery or the charger
Overheat
lamp (green)
Overheat
standby
Lights
Lights continuously
Battery overheated.
Unable to charge.
(Charging will
commence when
battery cools)
●
Regarding the temperatures and charging time of the battery.
The temperatures and charging time will become as shown in
Table 2
Table 2
Charger
Battery
UC18YRL
Charging voltage
V
7.2 V – 18 V
Weight
kg
0.6
Type of battery
Ni-Cd
Ni-MH
Li-ion
Temperatures at which the battery can be
recharged
– 5
o
C – 55
o
C
– 5
o
C – 50
o
C
0
o
C – 50
o
C
Charging time for battery capacity, approx.
(At 20
o
C)
1.2
-
1.5 Ah
2.0 Ah
3.0 Ah
4.0 Ah
min.
min.
min.
min.
20
30
45
60
Number of battery cells
6
–
15
8
–
15
4
–
10
3. Charging
When inserting a battery in the charger, the charge
status lamp will light up continuously in red.
When the battery becomes fully recharged, the charge
status lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals). (See
Table 1
)
●
Lamp indication
The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in
Table 1
, according to the condition of the charger or the
rechargeable battery.
NOTE
The recharging time may vary according to the ambient
temperature and power source voltage.
4. Disconnect the charger’s power cord from the
receptacle.
5. Hold the charger
fi
rmly and pull out the battery.
NOTE
Be sure to pull out the battery from the charger after use,
and then keep it.
CAUTION
○
If the battery is charged while it is heated because it has
been left for a long time in a location subject to direct
sunlight or because the battery has just been used, the
overheat lamp of the charger lights up green. In such a
case,
fi
rst let the battery cool, then start charging.
○
When the charge status lamp
fl
ickers in red (at
0.2-seconds intervals), check for and take out any
foreign objects in the charger’s battery installation hole. If
there are no foreign objects, it is probable that the battery
or charger is malfunctioning. Take it to your authorized
Service Center.
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