,_k WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating
tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
,_ WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with your drill 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 at least 5 hours prior to use.
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.
TO CHARGE
•Charge battery pack only with the charger and charging stand provided.
•Make sure power supply is normal house voltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
•Connect charger to power supply.
•Place battery pack in charging stand. Align raised rib on battery pack with groove in charging stand. See Figure 1.
•Press down on battery pack to be sure contacts on battery pack engage properly with contacts in charging stand.
•When properly connected, the red light on charging stand will turn on.
•Note: Ifcharger does not charge battery pack, retum battery pack, charging stand, and charger to your nearest Sears Repair Center for electrical check.
•After normal usage, 5 hours of charging time is required to be fully charged. A minimum charge time of 5 hours is required to recharge a completely discharged tool.
•The battery pack will become slightly warm to the touch while charging. This is normal and does not indicate a problem.
•Do not place charger in an area of extreme heat or cold. It will work best at normal room temperature.
,_ CAUTION: Your battery pack contains special high temperature batteries to help prevent battery damage when left on charge for extended periods of time. However, once the batteries become fully charged, we recommend that you unplug your charger from power supply and remove the battery pack.
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