RIDGID Troubleshooting Battery Charger Flashing Green Light

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OPERATION

WARNING:

Do not allow familiarity with your drill-driver to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

CHARGING BATTERY PACK

The battery pack for this tool has been shipped in a low charge condition to prevent possible problems. Therefore, you should charge it until the light on front of charger changes from flashing green to continuous green.

Note: Batteries will not reach full charge the first time they are charged. Allow several cycles (drilling followed by recharging) for them to become fully charged. This is normal for nickel-cadmium batteries.

TO CHARGE

nCharge battery pack only with the charger provided.

nMake sure power supply is normal house voltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.

nConnect the charger to a power supply.

nAttach battery pack to charger by aligning raised ribs on battery pack with grooves in charger, then slide battery pack onto charger. See Figure 2.

nAfter normal usage, 20 minutes of charging time is required to be fully charged.

nThe battery pack will become slightly warm to the touch while charging. This is normal and does not indicate a problem.

nDo not place charger in an area of extreme heat or cold. It will work best at normal room temperature.

nWhen the batteries become fully charged, unplug your charger from power supply and remove the battery pack.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RECHARGING HOT BATTERY PACK

When using your drill continuously, the batteries in your bat- tery 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, the green LED will be off and the red LED will begin flashing.

When the battery pack cools down to approximately 104°F (40°C), the charger will automatically begin fast charge mode.

If the Red LED continues to flash for more than 90 minutes, and the green LED remains off, this may indicate a damaged battery that will not charge.

Fig. 2

IMPORTANTINFORMATIONFORRECHARGING COOL BATTERY PACK

If battery pack is below normal temperature range, the red LED will begin flashing and the green LED will be off. When the battery warms to a temperature of more than 41°F (5°C), the charger will automatically begin fast charge mode.

Note: Refer to "CHARGING 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 repair center for electrical check. For the location of your nearest repair cen- ter, please call 1-866-539-1710.

CAUTION:

To prevent damage to battery pack, remove battery pack from charger immediately if no LED comes on. Return battery pack and charger to your nearest service center for checking or replacing. Also, if you are removing battery pack from charger and no LEDs are on, return both battery pack and charger to your nearest service center. Do not insert another battery pack into charger. A damaged charger may damage a battery pack.

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Contents OPERATOR’S Manual Table of Contents IntroductionGeneral Safety Rules Important Rules for Battery Tools Specific Safety RulesService Additional Rules for Safe OperationImportant Safety Instructions for Charger Symbols Symbol Name DESIGNATION/EXPLANATIONApplications SpecificationsUnpacking InstructionsFeatures Keyless Chuck Direction Importantinformationforrecharging Cool Battery Pack Charging Battery PackImportant Information for Recharging HOT Battery Pack OperationPower Indicator Evaluate Indicator Charging Full LED Function of ChargerTo Install Battery Pack To Remove Battery PackReversible Variable SpeedTWO-SPEED Gear Train Installing Bits Removing BitsAdjustable Torque Clutch To Adjust TorqueDrilling Chuck Removal MaintenanceTo Retighten a Loose Chuck General Battery Pack Removal and Preparation for RecyclingBatteries What is Covered Under the 3 Year Limited Service Warranty WarrantyDAY Satisfaction Guarantee Policy HOW to Obtain Service What is not CoveredCustomer Service Information