Battery charging
IMPORTANT. Before plugging in the power supply from the charger adaptor (9) to the charger base (10) always ensure that the plug is switched off at the mains.
IMPORTANT. The battery will be fully charged after
Do not leave a battery charging for longer than 24 hours.
1.Align the battery pack (5) with the charger base (10) as per the picture shown. Insert the battery pack (5) and slide it firmly into position as shown.
Note: If the battery pack is incorrectly orientated the battery will not fully enter the base as depicted.
2.Connect the power supply from the charger adaptor (9) to the charger base (10) via plugging the socket from the charger adaptor (9) into the side of the charger base (10) housing.
3.Plug in the charger and switch on at the power supply. The
red LED indicator located on the charger base (10) will indicate that the charger base has power connected to it. The flashing lights on the battery pack will indicate the battery status while the battery is charging. Refer to the below table:
Battery indicator while charging
Status | Red | Yellow | Green | Charging status/indicator description | |
| LED | LED | LED |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Charging | ON | FLASH | FLASH | Yellow and green LED lights flash one after the other during the 3 – 5 hour | |
|
|
| charging duration | ||
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
| |
Fully | OFF | OFF | ON | Battery pack is fully charged | |
charged |
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| High temperature. The battery pack temperature is too high and needs | |
High |
|
|
| to be cooled down. Once the battery pack has been cooled down to an | |
OFF | ON | OFF | appropriate level the battery will continue to charge. | ||
temperature | If the battery pack cools down and the status remains unchanged then | ||||
|
|
| |||
or defective |
|
|
| ||
|
|
| the battery pack is defective/damaged and should not be used. | ||
|
|
|
|
WARNING: Never use a damaged battery pack.
|
|
|
| Battery conditioning occurs when the battery pack has low charge left in | |
Battery |
|
|
| its cells. It may take around 90 minutes for the battery to be conditioned | |
OFF | OFF | OFF | before commencing the charging process. | ||
conditioning | If the status remains unchanged then the battery pack is defective/ | ||||
|
|
| |||
or defective |
|
|
| ||
|
|
| damaged and should not be used. | ||
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
| WARNING: Never use a damaged battery pack. |
11
