NOTE:
Use under extremely hot or
cold conditions will reduce
operating capacity per charge.
Battery Recycling
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
NOTE: Charge a new battery pack,
or a battery pack that has not
been used for a prolonged time,
for about 4 hours to bring the
battery up to full charge.
Battery charger (EY0110)
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
NOTE: Sparks may be produced when
the plug is inserted into the AC
power supply, but this is not a
problem in terms of safety.
. Insert the battery pack firmly into
the charger.
Battery pack
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,
immediately after heavy-duty
operation).
The orange standby lamp will
be lit until the battery cools
down. Charging will then begin
automatically.
4. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp will start flashing
quickly in green color.
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5. When in any of the conditions that
battery pack is too cool, or the
battery pack has not been used for
a long time, the charging lamp is lit.
In this case charging takes longer
to fully charge the battery pack,
than the standard charging time.
• If a fully charged battery pack is
inserted into the charger again,
the charging lamp lights up. After
several minutes, the charging
lamp may flash quickly to indicate
the charging is completed.
6. If the charging lamp does not light
immediately after the charger is
plugged in, or if after the standard
charging time the lamp does not go
off, consult an authorized dealer.
NOTE: • When charging a cool battery
pack (below 5°C (41°F)) in a
warm place, leave the battery
pack at the place and wait for
more than one hour to warm
up the battery to the level of
the ambient temperature.
Otherwise battery pack may
not be fully charged.
• 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.
CAUTION:
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.
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