11
OPERATION
LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER
See Figure 3.
Fig. 3
POWER
INDICATOR
EVALUATE
INDICATOR
DEFECTIVE
INDICATOR
FULL
INDICATOR
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.
BATTERY
AVERAGE CHARGE TIME
COMPACT SERIES
18 min.
HC
27 min.
HC 2.5
34 min.
NOTE:
The 9.6 Volt, 12 Volt, and 14.4 Volt battery
packs will not slide all the way down onto the char-
ger 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.
GREEN LED
RED LED
CHARGING
INDICATOR
