4.The battery charging time is approximately 3 – 5 hours. When the red and yellow LED go out leaving the green LED glowing the charging cycle is complete.
Turn off the charger power supply from the mains and then remove the battery pack (5) from the charger base (11).
During the charging cycle, you will hear a clicking noise coming from the battery pack. This is normal and is not an issue of concern.
Both the battery pack and the charger may become warm to touch. This is also normal and not an issue of concern. Both the battery pack and charger are fitted with thermal safety devices and they will shut down if the temperatures become too high.
To obtain the best life for the battery
Never allow the drill to come to a complete stand still before recharging. The battery should be placed on charge whenever the battery is noticeably running down or the drill no longer performs a task it previously performed.
Avoid conducting short charges. Make sure that the battery
is fully charged every time by allowing the charger to complete its full charging cycle.
Avoid allowing lose items like screws or nails etc. to be stored with battery packs as these or similar items can short battery packs and cause a fire or explosion.
Always unplug the charger when not in use and store in a dry secure place.
Avoid charging or storing your battery in temperatures below 0ºC and above 40ºC.
Battery indicator
The battery indicator automatically operates when the trigger switch
(3)is pressed in/activated and displays the LED lights. The LED lights indicate the level of charge remaining in the battery.
The table below explains the levels of charge (low, medium and high).
Battery indicator under no-load
Red | Yellow | Green | Battery status indicator/description |
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ON | ON | ON | High: Battery is fully charged |
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ON | ON | OFF | Medium: Battery has less than 50% charge capacity. |
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ON | OFF | OFF | Low: Battery has less than 30% charge capacity. |
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High temperature. The battery pack temperature is too high and needs to be cooled down.
Note: In this condition the battery will not operate the drill or recharge.
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| Once the battery pack has cooled down to an appropriate level the battery will be suitable to for reuse | |
OFF | ON | OFF | or recharging. If the task is being carried on with the cooled down battery you must first reduce the load | |
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| sharpen the drill bit and allow the bit to do the cutting and reduce the amount of force placed on the drill). | |
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WARNING: Never use a damaged battery pack.
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