When the battery pack is removed from the
main body of the tool, replace the battery
pack cover immediately in order to prevent
dust or dirt from contaminating the battery
terminals and causing a short circuit.
Battery Pack Life
The rechargeable batteries have
a limited life. If the operation time
b eco m e s e x t rem e l y s h ort af t e r
recharging, replace the battery pack
with a new one.
Battery Recycling
ATTENTION:
For environmental protection and
recycling of materials, be sure that it
is disposed of at an officially assigned
location, if there is one in your country.
[Battery Charger]
Charging
CAUTION:
If the temperature of the battery pack
falls approximately below −10°C (14°F),
charging will automatically stop to pre-
vent degradation of the battery.
The ambient temperature range is be-
tween 0°C (32°F) and 40°C (104°F).
If the battery pack is used when the
battery temperature is below 0°C (32°F),
the tool may fail to function properly.
When charging a cool battery pack (below
0°C (32°F)) in a warm place, leave the bat-
tery pack at the place and wait for more
than one hour to warm up the battery to the
level of the ambient temperature.
Cool down the charger when charging
more than two battery packs consecutively.
Do not insert your fingers into contact
hole, when holding charger or any other
occasions.
To prevent the risk of re 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.
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.
3. During charging, the charging lamp
will be lit.When charging is completed,
an internal electronic switch will
automatically be triggered to prevent
overcharging.
Charging will not start if the battery
pack is warm (for example, immedi-
ately 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 charged,
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
inserted into the charger again, the
charging lamp lights up. After several
minutes, the charging lamp in green
color will turn off.
