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• Cool down the charger when charging
more than two battery packs conse
-
cutively.
•
Do not insert your fingers into contact
hole, when holding charger or any
other occasions.
To prevent the risk of fire or damage
to the battery charger.
•
Do not use power source from an
engine generator.
•
Do not cover vent holes on the
charger and the battery pack.
•
Unplug the charger when not in use.
Li-ion Battery Pack
NOTE:
Your battery pack is not fully charged
at the time of purchase. Be sure to
charge the battery before use.
Battery charger
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
2. Insert the battery pack firmly into the
charger.
1. Line up the alignment marks and
place the battery onto the dock on
the charger.
2. Slide forward in the direction of the
arrow.
Alignment marks
3. During charging, the charging lamp
will be lit.
When charging is completed, an in-
ternal electronic switch will automa-
tically be triggered to prevent over-
charging.
• Charging will not start if the battery
pack is warm (for example, immedia
-
tely after heavy-duty operation).
The orange standby lamp will be
flashing until the battery cools down.
Charging will then begin automatically.
4. The charge lamp (green) will
flash slowly once the battery is
approximately 80% charged.
5. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp in green color will turn
off.
6. If the temperature of the battery pack
is 0°C or less, charging takes longer
to fully charge the battery pack than
the standard charging time.
Even when the battery is fully char-
ged, it will have approximately 50% of
the power of a fully charged battery
at normal operating temperature.
7. Consult an authorized dealer if the
charging lamp (green) does not turn
off.
8. If a fully charged battery pack is in-
serted into the charger again, the
charging lamp lights up. After several
minutes, the charging lamp in green
color will turn off.
9. Remove the battery pack while the
battery pack release button is held up.
Battery pack
release button
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