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BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION1.Battery removal

Hold the handle tightly and push the battery latch (2

pcs.) to remove the battery (see Figs. 1 and 2).

CAUTION

Never short-circuit the battery.

2.Battery installationInsert the battery while observing its polarities (see Fig. 2).CHARGING

Before using the impact driver drill, charge the battery as follows.

1.Connect the charger’s power cord to a receptacle When the power cord is connected, the charger’s pilot lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals).

Table 1

2.Insert the battery into the charger

Firmly insert the battery into the charger till it contacts the bottom of the charger and checking the polarities

as shown in Fig. 3.

CAUTION

￿If the batteries are inserted in the reverse direction,

not only recharging will become impossible, but it may also cause problems in the charger such as a deformed recharging terminal.

3.Charging

When inserting a battery in the charger, charging will commence and the pilot lamp will light continuously in red.

When the battery becomes fully recharged, the pilot lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals) (See

Table 1).

(1)Pilot lamp indication

The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in Table 1, according to the condition of the charger or the rechargeable battery.

	Before	Blinks
	charging	(RED)
	While	Lights
Charge status	charging	(RED)
lamp (RED)	Charging	Blinks
	complete	(RED)
	Charging	Flickers
	impossible	(RED)
Overheat lamp	Overheat	Lights
	standby	(GREEN)
(GREEN)

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)

NOTE: When standby for cooling battery, UC18YRL cools the overheated battery by cooling fan.

(2)Regarding the temperatures of the rechargeable battery

The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as shown in Table 2, and batteries that have become hot should be cooled for a while before being recharged.

Table 2 Recharging ranges of batteries

(3)Regarding recharging time

Depending on the combination of the charger and batteries, the charging time will become as shown in Table 3.

Table 3 Charging time (At 20°C)

Charger

Temperatures at which the

Rechargeable batteries battery can be recharged

Battery

UC18YRL

BCL1430, EBL1430, EBM1430

BCL1430, EBL1430, EBM1430, EBM1830

0°C – 50°C

EBM1830

NOTE

Approx. 45 min.

The charging time may vary according to temperature and power source voltage.

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