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OPERATION
LED FUNCTION OF RIDGID NICKEL-CADMIUM CHARGERS
See Figure 5.
Fig. 5
POWER
INDICATOR
EVALUATE
INDICATOR
CHARGING
INDICATOR
FULL
INDICATOR
LED
INDICATOR
BATTERY
PACK
RED
LED
GREEN
LED
ACTION
Power
Without battery pack ON
OFF
Ready to charge battery pack
Evaluate
Hot battery pack
Flashing
OFF
When battery pack reaches cooled
temperature, charger begins fast
charge mode.
Evaluate
Cold battery pack
Flashing
OFF
When battery pack reaches warmed
temperature, charger begins fast
charge mode.
Evaluate
Deeply discharged
Flashing
OFF
Charger pre-charges battery until
normal voltage is reached, then
begins fast charge mode.
Defective
Defective
Flashing
Flashing
Battery pack or charger is defective
• If defective, try to repeat the conditions a second time by removing and reinstalling the battery
pack. If the LED status repeats a second time, try charging a different battery.
• If a different battery charges normally, dispose of the defective pack (see
Maintenance
section).
• If a different battery also indicates “Defective,” the charger may be defective.
Charging
Fast charging
ON
Flashing
See chart below for charge times
Full
Slow charging
OFF
ON
Fast charging is complete;
charger maintains charge mode
DEFECTIVE
INDICATOR
GREEN LED
RED LED
BATTERY
AVERAGE CHARGE TIME
COMPACT SERIES
18 min.
HC
27 min.
HC 2.5
34 min.
