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OPERATION
CHARGING BATTERY PACK WITH CHARGER
PART NUMBER 1400677
The battery pack for this tool has been shipped in a low
charge condition to prevent possible problems. Therefore,
you should charge it prior to use.
NOTE:
Batteries will not reach full charge the first time they
are charged. Allow several cycles (cutting followed by re-
charging) for them to fully charge.
TO CHARGE
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Charge battery pack only with the charger provided.
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Make sure power supply is normal house voltage,
120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
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Connect charger to power supply.
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Place battery pack in charger aligning raised rib in
charger with groove in battery pack.
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Press down on battery pack to be sure contacts on
battery pack engage properly with charger contacts.
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Red light should turn on. Red light indicates fast charging
mode.
If red light is flashing, this indicates battery pack is deeply
discharged or hot.
If battery pack is hot, red light should become steady
after battery pack has cooled down.
If battery pack is deeply discharged, red light should
become steady after voltage has increased, normally
within 30 minutes.
If after one hour red light is still flashing, this indicates a
defective battery pack and should be replaced.
Green light on indicates battery pack is fully charged or
in slow charging mode to maintain battery pack charge.
Yellow light on and red light flashing indicates defective
battery pack. Return battery pack to your nearest Ryobi
Authorized Service Center for checking or replacing.
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When your battery pack becomes fully charged, the red light
will turn
OFF
and the green light will turn
ON
.
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After normal usage, 1 hour of charging time is required to be
fully charged. A minimum charge time of 1-1/2 hours is required
to recharge a completely discharged tool.
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The battery pack will become slightly warm to the touch while
charging. This is normal and does not indicate a problem.
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DO NOT
place charger in an area of extreme heat or
cold. It will work best at normal room temperature.
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When the batteries become fully charged, unplug your
charger from power supply and remove the battery pack.
LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER
LED WILL BE LIGHTED TO INDICATE STATUS OF
CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK:
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Red LED Lighted = Fast Charging Mode.
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Green LED Lighted = Fully Charged Or In Slow Charging
Mode To Maintain Battery Pack Charge.
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Red LED Flashing = Hot or Deeply Discharged Battery
Pack. Also Defective Battery Pack After 1 hour.
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Yellow LED Lighted and Red LED Flashing = Defective
Battery Pack.
MPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RECHARG-
ING HOT BATTERIES USING CHARGER
PART NUMBER 1400677
See Figure 3.
When using your saw continuously, the batteries in your
battery pack will become hot. You should let a hot battery
pack cool down for approximately 30 minutes before at-
tempting to recharge. When the battery pack becomes
discharged and is hot, this will cause the red light on your
battery charger to flash. When battery pack cools down,
red light will glow continuously indicating fast charging
mode, 1 hour charge time. Once the battery pack cools
down, it will recharge battery pack in fast charging mode as
normal.
NOTE:
This situation only occurs when continuous use of
your saw causes the batteries to become hot.
It does not
occur under normal circumstances.
Refer to
"CHARG-
ING BATTERY PACK WITH CHARGER PART NUMBER
1400677"
for normal recharging of batteries. If the charger
does not charge your battery pack under normal circum-
stances, return
both
the battery pack and charger to your
nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center for electrical check.
