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OPERATION
Always use a battery pack until it can
no longer provide the necessary pow-
er.
Cautions:
• This charger works only with 4.8-
volt, 7.2-volt and 9.6-volt nickel-
cadmium battery packs. Charging
other types of battery packs could
damage the battery packs.
• Be sure the battery pack is rated at
4.8 V, 7.2 V, or 9.6 V.
• Avoid charging fully-charged bat-
tery packs. Doing so can damage
the battery pack or cause it to lose
some of its storage capacity.
• Charge battery packs only at room
temperature (65-80×F). Charging
battery packs in hot areas can per-
manently reduce the battery pack’s
power capacity.
• To protect battery packs, allow
them to cool for 20 minutes before
recharging them.
• Charge only one battery pack at a
time.
Follow these steps to charge a battery
pack.
1. Slide the battery connector of the
battery pack you want to charge
into the
CHARGING JACK
.
Warning: Connect or disconnect
the battery plug only when the AC
cord is disconnected. Otherwise,
arcing and burning might result.
Notes:
• If the connector does not fit, turn
it over and try again. Do not force
it.
• If you want to charge a 4.8 volt
nickel-cadmium battery pack,
plug the small end of the sup-
plied adapter cord fully into the
battery pack’s connector. Then
plug the adapter cord’s large end
fully into the
CHARGING JACK
.
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