RIDGID R829, Operator'S Manual

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LEd FUNCTION OF CHARGER
See Figure 2.
Fig. 2
POWER
INDICATOR
EVALUATE
INDICATOR
CHARGING
INDICATOR
FULL
INDICATOR
NOTE: The 9.6 Volt, 12 Volt, and 14.4 Volt battery
packs will not slide all the way down onto the
charger port. Insert 9.6 Volt, 12 Volt, and 14.4 Volt
battery packs until they click into place and are
aligned with the line on the charger, shown at left.
Allow up to 5 seconds for the “charge” light to come
on after the battery pack is inserted.
LEd
INdICATOR
bATTERy
pACk
REd
LEd
GREEN
LEd
ACTION
Power Without battery pack ON OFF Ready to charge battery pack
Evaluate Hot battery pack Flashing OFF
When battery pack reaches cooled
temperature, charger begins fast
charge mode.
Evaluate Cold battery pack Flashing OFF
When battery pack reaches warmed
temperature, charger begins fast
charge mode.
Evaluate Deeply discharged Flashing OFF
Charger pre-charges battery until nor-
mal voltage is reached, then begins
fast charge mode.
Defective Defective Flashing Flashing Battery pack or charger is defective
• If defective, try to repeat the conditions a second time by removing and reinstalling the battery
pack. If the LED status repeats a second time, try charging a different battery.
• If a different battery charges normally, dispose of the defective pack (see Maintenance section).
• If a different battery also indicates “Defective,” the charger may be defective.
Charging Fast charging ON Flashing See chart below for charge times
Full Slow charging OFF ON
Fast charging is complete;
charger maintains charge mode
OpERATION
DEFECTIVE
INDICATOR
GREEN LED RED LED
bATTERy AVERAGE CHARGE TIME
COMPACT SERIES 18 min.
HC 27 min.
HC 2.5 34 min.