When operating with a
Battery Pack Life
The rechargeable batteries have a limited life. If the operation time becomes extremely short after recharging, replace the battery pack with a new one.
Charging
NOTE:
When you charge the battery pack for the first time, or after prolonged stor- age, charge it for about 24 hours to bring the battery up to full capacity.
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.
2.Insert the battery pack firmly into the charger.
Battry pack
To AC outlet
Battery charger
3.During charging, the charging lamp will be lit.
When charging is completed, an internal electronic switch will auto- matically be triggered to prevent overcharging.
Charging will not start if the battery pack is warm (for example, immedi- ately after
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 quick-
ly in green color.
5.When in any of the conditions that battery pack is too cool, or the bat- tery 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 light up. After sev- eral minutes, the charging lamp may flash quickly to indicate the charging is completed.
6.If the charging lamp does not light im- mediately 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 bat- tery pack may not be fully charged.
Cool down the charger when charging more than two battery packs consecutively.
Do not insert your fingers into con- tact hole, when holding charger or any other occasions.
CAUTION:
Do not use power source from an engine generator.
Do not cover vent holes on the charger and the battery pack.
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