6 - English
OPERATION
and charger to your nearest Authorized Service Center for
electrical check.
Charge the battery pack only with the charger provided.
Make sure the power supply is normal household
voltage,
120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only
.
Connect the charger to the power supply.
Place the battery pack in the charger aligning raised rib
on the battery pack with the groove in the charger.
Press down on the battery pack to be sure contacts on
the battery pack engage properly with contacts in the
charger.
Normally the red LED on charger will come on. This
indicates the charger is in fast charging mode.
Red LED should remain on for approximately 1 hour
then the green LED will come on. Green LED on
indicates battery pack is fully charged and charger is
in maintenance charge mode.
NOTE:
The green LED will remain on until the
battery pack is removed from the charger or charger is
disconnected from the power supply.
If both yellow and green LEDs come on, this indi-
cates a deeply discharged or defective battery pack.
Allow the battery pack to remain in the charger for 15
to 30 minutes. When the battery pack reaches normal
voltage range, the red LED should come on. If the
red LED does not come on after 30 minutes, this may
indicate a defective battery pack and should be
replaced.
After normal usage, a minimum of 1 hour of charging time
is required to fully recharge battery pack.
The battery pack will become slightly warm to the
touch while charging. This is normal and does not
indicate a problem.
Do not place the charger and battery pack in an area of
extreme heat or cold. They will work best at normal room
temperature.
NOTE:
The charger and battery pack should be placed
in a location where the temperature is more than 50°F
but less than 100°F.
When batteries become fully charged, unplug the
charger from power supply and remove the battery
pack.
CHARGING A HOT BATTERy PACK
When using a tool continuously, the batteries in the battery
pack will become hot. You should let a hot battery pack cool
down for approximately 30 minutes before attempting to
recharge. When the battery pack becomes discharged and
is hot, this will cause the green LED to come on instead of
the red LED. After 30 minutes, reinsert the battery pack in
the charger. If the green LED continues to remain on, return
battery pack to your nearest Authorized Service Center for
checking or replacing.
NOTE:
This situation only occurs when continuous use of a
tool causes the batteries to become hot. It does not occur
under normal circumstances. Refer to
“CHARGING A COOL
BATTERy PACK”
for normal recharging of batteries. If the
charger does not charge your battery pack under normal cir-
cumstances, return both the battery pack and charger to your
nearest Authorized Service Center for electrical check.
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could re-
sult in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in
possible serious injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the following purposes:
Charging compatible Ryobi 18 volt battery packs
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the battery pack, remove the
battery pack from the charger immediately if no LED
comes on. Return the battery pack and charger to your
nearest service center for checking or replacing. Also,
if you are removing the battery pack from the charger
and no LEDs are on, return both the battery pack and
the charger to your nearest service center. Do not insert
another battery pack into the charger. A damaged charger
may damage a battery pack.
LED FUNCTIONS OF CHARGER
LED WILL BE ON TO INDICATE STATUS OF
CHARGER AND BATTERy PACK:
Red LED on = Fast charging mode.
Green LED on = Fully charged and in maintenance charge
mode.
Green LED on = When battery pack is inserted into
charger, indicates hot battery pack or that battery pack
is out of normal temperature range.
Yellow and Green LEDs on = Deeply discharged or
defective battery pack.
No LED on = Defective charger or battery pack.
CHARGING THE BATTERy PACK
Battery packs for this tool are shipped in a low charge con-
dition to prevent possible problems. Therefore, you should
charge them until the green LED on the front of the charger
comes on.
NOTE:
Batteries will not reach full charge the first time they
are charged. Allow several cycles (operation followed by
recharging) for them to become fully charged.
CHARGING A COOL BATTERy PACK
See Figure 2, page 8
.
If battery pack is within normal temperature range, the red
LED on charger will come on.
NOTE:
If the charger does not charge the battery pack
under normal circumstances, return both the battery pack
