4. Charging batteries
Danger:
Only charge batteries identified by the letters
"NiCd"
or
"NiMH"
.
Never charge other types of batteries
, even if these
are "rechargeable". Such batteries require a quite different
type of technology!
If you place these batteries in NiCd/NiMH battery chargers,
they can overheat and explode.
a) Inserting batteries
• Place the batteries the right way up, as indicated in the
charging slots. Otherwise the charging process cannot
start.
NiCd batteries should only be recharged when they are
almost completely discharged. Otherwise, a "memory
effect" is created, where the batteries reduce their
capacity to the lower level at which they are actually used.
NiMH are not susceptible to the "memory effect".
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b) Test the batteries first!
If you do not know how charged or discharged your
batteries are, you can test them as follows:
Move the
switch to the far left,
to the position with
the "partly charged batteries" symbol.
• Then, connect the
power plug
to the power socket.
The
test indicator light
at the symbol is lit brightly if
the battery is sufficiently charged. If the test indicator
light is lit only faintly or not at all, then the battery is
almost completely discharged or flat.
Note:
Only insert the battery in the slot on the far left is
tested. If you would like to test the other batteries as well,
they must be inserted one after the other into this slot.
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