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WARNING
Do not allow familiarity with products to
make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to
inflict serious injury.
WARNING
Always wear safety goggles or safety
glasses with side shields when operating
products. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes,
resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING
Do not use any attachments or accessories
not recommended by the manufacturer of
this product. The use of attachments or
accessories not recommended can result in
serious personal injury.
OPERATION
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purposes listed
below:
Drilling in all types of wood products (lumber,
plywood, panelling, composition board, and hard
board).
Drilling in ceramics, plastics, fiberglass, and
laminates.
Drilling in metals.
Mixing paint.
WARNING
Always remove the battery pack from your
drill when you are assembling parts, making
adjustments, assembling or removing bits,
cleaning, or when not in use. Removing the
battery pack will prevent accidental starting
that could cause serious personal injury.
BATTERY PROTECTION FEATURES
During some applications, the battery electronics
may signal the battery to shut down, and cause the
tool to stop running. To reset the battery and tool,
release the trigger and resume normal operation.
If releasing the trigger does not reset the battery
and tool, the battery pack is depleted. If depleted,
the battery pack needs to be recharged.
NOTE:
To prevent further shut down of the battery,
avoid forcing the tool.
NOTE:
Batteries will not reach full charge the first
time they are charged. Allow several cycles
(operation followed by recharging) for them to
become fully charged.
NOTE:
If the charger does not charge the battery
pack under normal circumstances, return both the
battery pack and charger to your nearest Ryobi
Authorised Service Centre for electrical check.
Make sure that the tool is only connected to the
voltage marked on the name plate.
Never use the tool if its cover or any bolts are
missing. If the cover or bolts have been
removed, replace them prior to use. Maintain all
parts in good working order.
Always secure tools when working in elevated
positions.
Never touch the blade, drill bit, grinding wheel or
other moving parts during use.
Never start a tool when its rotating component is
in contact with the work piece.
Never lay a tool down before its moving parts
have come to a complete stop.
ACCESSORIES:
The use of accessories or
attachments other than those recommended in
this manual might present a hazard.
REPLACEMENT PARTS:
When servicing use
only identical replacement parts.
Voltage 18V
No load speed 0-400/1200 min
-1
Chuck (mm) 13
Drilling capacities:
- in steel (mm) 8
- in wood (mm) 22
Clutch
max torque 22 N/m
16+1
Position
Weight - incl. battery pack (KG) 1.78 kg
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING
SPECIFICATIONS
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Disconnect charger from power supply when not
in use.
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 unit. If you loan someone this unit, loan
them these instructions also.
CHARGING YOUR BATTERY PACK
The battery pack for your 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 for
them to fully charge.
CHARGER:
See Figure .1
Charge battery pack only with the charger
provided.
Make sure power supply is normal house
voltage,
240 volts, 50 Hz, AC only.
Connect charger to power supply.
Place battery pack in charger. Align raised rib on
battery pack with groove in charger.
Press down on battery pack to be sure contacts
on battery pack engage properly with contacts
in charger. When properly connected, green light
will turn on.
Press reset to start fast charger cycle, red light
comes on.
DO NOT place charger in an area of extreme
heat or cold. It will work best at temperatures
above 10°C and below 38°C
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RECHARGING
HOT BATTERIES
When using your tool continuously, the batteries in
your battery pack will become hot. You should let a
hot battery pack cool down for approximately 30
minutes before attempting to recharge.
LED STATUS
Red LED on = Fast charging mode.
Green LED on = Fully charged and in
maintenance charge mode.
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
Battery packs for this tool are shipped in a low
charge condition to prevent possible problems.
Therefore, you should charge it until the green LED
on the front of the charger comes on.
CHARGING A COOL BATTERY PACK
If battery pack is within normal temperature range,
the red LED on charger will come on.
Charge the battery pack only with a
recommended charger.
Make sure the power supply is normal
household voltage,
240 volts, 50 Hz, AC only.
Connect the charger to the power supply.
Place the battery pack in the charger aligning
raised rib on the battery pack with the groove in
the charger.
See Figure 1
Press down on the battery pack to be sure
contacts on the battery pack engage properly
with contacts in the charger.
Normally the green LED on charger will come on.
This indicates the charger is in trickle
maintenance charging mode.
Press reset to start fast charger cycle.
Red LED should remain on for approximately 1
hour then the green LED will come on. Green
LED on indicates battery pack is fully charged
and charger is in maintenance charge mode.
After normal usage, a minimum of 1 hour of
charging time is required to fully recharge
battery pack.
The battery pack will become slightly warm to
touch while charging. This is normal and does
not indicate a problem.
Do not place the charger and battery pack in an
area of extreme heat or cold. They will work best
at normal room temperature.
When batteries become fully charged, unplug
the charger from power supply and remove the
battery pack.
NOTE:
The green LED will remain on until the
battery pack is removed from the charger or
charger is disconnected from the power supply.
NOTE:
The charger and battery pack should be
placed in a location where the temperature is more
than 10°C but less than 38°C.
NOTE:
This situation only occurs when continuous
use of the tool causes the batteries to become hot.
It does not occur under normal circumstances.
Refer to
“CHARGING A COOL BATTERY PACK”
for normal recharging of batteries. If the charger
does not charge your battery pack under normal
circumstances, return both the battery pack and
charger to your nearest Ryobi Authorised Service
Centre for electrical check.
CHARGING A HOT BATTERY PACK
When using the tool continuously, the batteries in
the battery pack will become hot. You should let a
hot battery pack cool down for approximately 30
minutes before attempting to recharge. When the
battery pack becomes discharged and is hot, this
will cause the green LED to come on instead of the
red LED. After 30 minutes, reinsert the battery
pack in the charger. If the green LED continues to
remain on, return battery pack to your nearest
Ryobi Authorised Service Centre for checking or
replacing.
OPERATION
CHARGER SAFETY
Make sure plug is properly connected.
