3
OPERATION
Before you charge a battery
pack, use it until it no longer
provides the necessary
power.
Warnings:
• To reduce the risk of
injury, charge only
rechargeable nickel-
cadmium battery packs
with this charger. Trying
to charge other types of
battery packs could
cause the packs to leak
or become very hot and
explode, causing injury
to bystanders or dam-
age to your charger.
• Do not charge a battery
pack that is damaged or
leaking.
• Do not cover the vents
on the top or back of the
charger while charging
a battery pack.
Follow these steps to con-
nect the charger to your ve-
hicle’s battery and charge a
battery pack.
1. Connect the charger’s
red clamp to the vehi-
cle’s positive (+) battery
terminal.
2. Connect the DC
charger’s black clamp
to the vehicle’s negative
(–) battery terminal or to
a metal part of your
vehicle’s chassis that is
not insulated by a plas-
tic part. The POWER
indicator lights.
Caution: Do not con-
nect the black clamp to
any part of your vehi-
cle’s chassis unless you
are sure your vehicle
has a negative-ground
electrical system.
3. To charge a 6V battery
pack, simply insert it
into the compartment
on the battery charger.
Then skip to Step 5.
To charge a 7.2V or
9.6V battery pack,
insert the pack into the
compartment on the
battery charger and
slide the connector into
CHARGING JACK
. If the
connector does not fit,
turn it over and try
again. Do not force it.
ILLUSTRATION
of red clamp
w/vehicle’s
positive battery
terminal
ILLUSTRATION
of 6V battery
connection
ILLUSTRATION
of 7.2 V
battery connection
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