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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARGER

WARNING:

Never use a battery that has been dropped or received a
sharp blow. A damaged battery is subject to explosion.
Properly dispose of a dropped battery immediately. Failure
to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.

Save these instructions. This manual contains
important safety and operating instructions for battery
charger part number 

1423701

Following this rule will

reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal
injury.

Before using battery charger, read all instructions
and cautionary markings in this manual, on battery
charger, and product using battery charger. 

Following

this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or
serious personal injury.

CAUTION:

To reduce the risk of injury, charge only nickel-cadmium
rechargeable batteries. Other types of batteries may
burst causing personal injury and damage. 

Following

this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious
personal injury.

Do not expose charger to rain or snow. 

Following this

rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious
personal injury.

Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by
the battery charger manufacturer may result in a risk
of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. 

Following

this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or
serious personal injury.

To reduce the risk of damage to charger body and
cord, pull by charger plug rather than cord when
disconnecting charger. 

Following this rule will reduce

the risk of serious personal injury.

Make sure cord is located so that it will not be
stepped on, tripped over, or otherwise subjected to
damage or stress. 

Following this rule will reduce the

risk of serious personal injury.

An extension cord should not be used unless
absolutely necessary. 

Use of improper extension cord

could result in a risk of fire and electric shock. If extension
cord must be used, make sure:

a.  That pins on plug of extension cord are the same

number, size and shape as those of plug on charger.

b. That extension cord is properly wired and in good

electrical condition; and

c. That wire size is large enough for AC ampere rating

of charger as specified below:

Cord Length (Feet)

25'

50'

100'

Cord Size (AWG)

16

16

16

Note:

 AWG = American Wire Gage

Do not operate charger with a damaged cord or plug.
If damaged, have replaced immediately by a qualified
serviceman. 

Following this rule will reduce the risk of

electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.

Do not operate charger if it has received a sharp blow,
been dropped, or otherwise damaged in any way;
take it to a qualified serviceman. 

Following this rule

will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious
personal injury.

Do not disassemble charger; take it to a qualified
serviceman when service or repair is required.
Incorrect reassembly may result in a risk of electric
shock or fire. 

Following this rule will reduce the risk of

electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.

To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug charger
from outlet before attempting any maintenance or
cleaning. Turning off controls will not reduce this
risk. 

Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric

shock, fire, or serious personal injury.

Do not use charger outdoors. 

Following this rule will

reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal
injury.

Disconnect charger from power supply when not in
use. 

Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric

shock, fire, or serious personal injury.

DANGER:

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT TOUCH
UNINSULATED PORTION OF OUTPUT CONNECTOR
OR UNINSULATED BATTERY TERMINAL.

Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and
use them to instruct others who may use this tool. If
you loan someone this tool, loan them these
instructions also. 

Following this rule will reduce the risk

of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.

WARNING:

Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding,
drilling, and other construction activities contains
chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals
are:

•  lead from lead-based paints,

•  crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
   masonry products, and

•    arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on
how often you do this type of work. To reduce your
exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated
area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as
those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out
microscopic particles.

Summary of Contents for RJC181

Page 1: ...s reciprocating saw Pay close attention to the Rules for Safe Operation Warnings and Cautions If you use your cordless reciprocating saw properly and only for what it is intended you will enjoy years...

Page 2: ...only with charger listed MODEL BATTERY PACK CHARGER RJC181 1322401 1323303 1423701 130224007 or 130256001 Use battery operated tool only with specified desig nated battery pack Use of any other batter...

Page 3: ...rator s manual care fully Learn its applications and limitations as well as the specific potential hazards related to this tool Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock fire or serio...

Page 4: ...of charger as specified below Cord Length Feet 25 50 100 Cord Size AWG 16 16 16 Note AWG American Wire Gage Do not operate charger with a damaged cord or plug If damaged have replaced immediately by a...

Page 5: ...nstructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper accident prevention measures DANGER Failure to obey a safety warning will result in serious injury to yourself or to others Always foll...

Page 6: ...he handle above the switch trigger You must depress the lock off button in order to pull the switch trigger The lock resets each time the trigger is released Note You can depress the lock off button f...

Page 7: ...Page 7 Fig 1 FEATURES LOCK OFF BUTTON SWITCH TRIGGER BATTERY PACK SAW BLADE BASE SHOE ASSEMBLY LOCK OFF BUTTON DEPRESS HERE TO PULL SWITCH TRIGGER BLADE CLAMP LOCK RELEASE LEVER...

Page 8: ...battery pack in your saw aligning raised rib on battery pack with groove in saw s battery port See Figure 2 Make sure the latches on each side of the battery pack snap into place and battery pack is...

Page 9: ...n lights continue to remain on an additional 15 minutes the battery pack is damaged and will not accept charge When your battery pack becomes fully charged the red light will turn off and the green li...

Page 10: ...xcessive pressure that causes bending or twisting of the blade may result in broken blades PLUNGE CUTTING See Figure 7 Fig 8 Fig 7 Mark the line of cut clearly Choose a convenient starting point insid...

Page 11: ...r information regarding available recycling and or disposal options For more information on battery recycling call 1 800 8BATTERY BATTERY PACK REMOVAL AND PREPARATION FOR RECYCLING WARNING Upon remova...

Page 12: ...bi Authorized Service Center Be sure to provide all pertinent facts when you call or visit Please call 1 800 525 2579 for your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center You can also check our web site a...

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