RIDGID R8442 manual LED Function of Charger, LED Battery RED Green Action Indicator Pack

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OPERATION

LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER

See Figure 3.

LED

BATTERY

RED

GREEN

ACTION

INDICATOR

PACK

LED

LED

 

Power

Without battery pack

ON

OFF

Ready to charge battery pack

 

 

 

 

When battery pack reaches cooled

Evaluate

Hot battery pack

Flashing

OFF

temperature, charger begins fast

 

 

 

 

charge mode

 

 

 

 

When battery pack reaches warmed

Evaluate

Cold battery pack

Flashing

OFF

temperature, charger begins fast

 

 

 

 

charge mode

 

 

 

 

Charger pre-charges battery until nor-

Evaluate

Deeply discharged

Flashing

OFF

mal voltage is reached, then begins

 

 

 

 

fast charge mode

Defective

Defective

Flashing

Flashing

Battery pack or charger is defective.

• If defective, try to repeat the conditions a second time by removing and reinstalling the battery pack. If the LED status repeats a second time, try charging a different battery.

• If a different battery charges normally, dispose of the defective pack (see Maintenance section).

• If a different battery also indicates “Defective,” the charger may be defective.

 

 

Charging

Fast charging

ON

Flashing

See chart below for charge times

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full

Slow charging

OFF

ON

Fast charging is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charger maintains charge mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RED LED

GREEN LED

POWER

BATTERY

AVERAGE CHARGE TIME

 

 

INDICATOR

COMPACT SERIES

18 min.

 

 

EVALUATE

 

 

HC

27 min.

 

 

INDICATOR

 

 

DEFECTIVE

HC 2.5

34 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDICATOR

 

 

 

 

CHARGING

 

 

 

 

INDICATOR

 

 

FULL INDICATOR

NOTE: The 9.6 Volt, 12 Volt, and 14.4 Volt battery packs will not slide all the way down onto the char- ger port. Insert 9.6 Volt, 12 Volt, and 14.4 Volt battery packs until they click into place and are aligned with the line on the charger, shown at left.

Allow up to 5 seconds for the “charge” light to come on after the battery pack is inserted.

Fig. 3

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Contents OPERATOR’S Manual Introduction Table of ContentsWork Area General Safety RulesElectrical Safety Personal SafetyService Specific Safety RulesSafety Rules for Charger Important Safety InstructionsSymbol Name DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION SymbolsSymbol Signal Meaning Product Specifications FeaturesAssembly Operation LED Function of Charger LED Battery RED Green Action Indicator PackChanging Positions of the Base Assembly To Install Battery PackTo Remove Battery Pack Shoe AssemblyMetal Cutting Plunge CuttingBatteries MaintenanceGeneral Maintenance Battery Pack Removal and Preparation for RecyclingHOW to Obtain Service What is not Covered WarrantyDAY Satisfaction Guarantee Policy What is Covered Under the 3 Year Limited Service WarrantyCustomer Service Information