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3.Charging

When the battery is connected to the battery charger, charging will commence and the pilot lamp will light in red. (See Table 2 or Table 3)

When the battery is fully charged, the pilot lamp will blink in red slowly. (At 1-second intervals) (See Table 2 or Table 3)

NOTE:

If the pilot lamp flikers in red, pull out the plug from the receptacle and check if the battery is properly mounted.

(1)Pilot lamp indication

The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in Table 2 or Table 3, according to the condition of the charger or the rechargeable battery.

Table 2 (UC18YRSL)

The pilot lamp lights or blinks in red.

The pilot lamp lights in green.

Before

Blinks

charging

 

While

Lights

charging

 

Charging

Blinks

complete

 

Charging impossible Flickers

Overheat

Lights

standby

 

Indications of the pilot lamp

Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)

Lights continuously

Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)

Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for 0.1 seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)

Lights continuously

Malfunction in the battery or the charger

Battery overheated. Unable to charge (Charging will commence when battery cools).

Table 3 (UC18YGSL)

Indications of the pilot lamp

Pilot lamp (red)

Before

 

Lights

for 0.5 seconds. Does

 

not light

 

Blinks

for 0.5

 

seconds. (off

for 0.5

seconds)

 

charging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While

Lights

Lights continuously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

charging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charging

 

Lights

for 0.5 seconds. Does

 

not light

 

Blinks

for 0.5

 

seconds. (off

for 0.5

seconds)

 

complete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery overheated.

Overheat

 

Lights

for 1 second. Does not light

Unable to charge.

standby

Blinks

for 0.5

 

seconds. (off

for 0.5

seconds)

(Charging will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

commence when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

battery cools)

Charging

 

Lights

for 0.1 seconds. Does

 

not light

Malfunction in the

Flickers

for 0.1

 

seconds. (off

for 0.1

seconds)

battery or the

impossible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

charger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)Regarding the temperature of the rechargeable battery.

The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as shown in the Table 4, and batteries that have become hot should be cooled for a while before being recharged.

Table 4 Recharging ranges of batteries

Rechargeable

Temperatures at which the

batteries

battery can be recharged

BSL1430, BSL1830,

32°F–122°F

BSL1415X, BSL1815X

(0°C–50°C)

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