Hitachi ET 18DM instruction manual Temperature is high

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Table 2 Lamp Indications

	Lamp indications								Meaning
	Charging time							Lights	Charging complete
		Lights red		continuously
	30 minutes								in about 30 minutes
	Charging time	Lights						Lights	Charging complete in
				continuously
	20 minutes	orange							about 20 minutes
	Charging time							Lights	Charging complete
		Lights green		continuously
	5 minutes								in about 5 minutes
Charging time
lamp (red/									Cannot charge
orange/green)					Lights 0.3				because battery
	High temp	Flashes red				seconds/			temperature is high.
	standby		off 0.3 seconds						(Charging begins
									automatically when
									temperature drops.)
		Flashes red			Lights 0.5				Using power source
	Charging			seconds/off 0.5					output. (After power
		/orange
	standby						seconds		source output, charging
		/green
									begins automatically.)
					Lights 0.5
	Before	Flashes red	seconds/off 0.5						Plugged into
	charging						seconds		power source.
Charging status	Charging							Lights	After charging is
									complete, battery
lamp (red/		Lights green		continuously
	complete								activation (trickle
orange/green)
									charge) begins.
					Lights 0.1
	Charging	Flickers	seconds/off 0.1						Malfunction in the
	impossible	orange					seconds		battery or the charger.

◯Regarding the temperature of the rechargeable battery.

The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as shown in the table below, and batteries that have become hot should be cooled for a while before being recharged.

	Table 3
Rechargeable batteries	Temperatures at which the battery can be recharged
EB9S, EB9B, EB12S, EB12B,	–5°C — 60°C
EB1220BL, EB14B, EB18B,
EB1820, EB1820L
EB1830H, EB1830HL	–5°C — 55°C

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