Panasonic EY7950, EY7450 IV. for Battery, Charger, BATTERY­ Pack, Important Safety Instructions

	7)		An extension cord should not be
WARNING:
			used unless absolutely necessary.
Some dust created by power sand-			Use of improper extension cord
ing, sawing, grinding, drilling, and			could result in a risk of fire and
other construction activities contains			electric shock. If extension cord
chemicals known to the State of Cal-			must be used, make sure:
ifornia to cause cancer, birth defects			a. that pins on plug of extension
or other reproductive harm. Some			cord are the same number, size
examples of these chemicals are:			and shape as those of plug on
* Lead from lead-based paints			charger.
* Crystalline silica from bricks and			b. that extension cord is proper-
cement and other masonry prod-			ly wired and in good electrical
ucts			condition.
* Arsenic and chromium from chem-			c. that wire size is large enough
ically-treated lumber.			for ampere rating of charger as
To reduce your exposure to these			specified below.
chemicals: work in a well ventilated
		RECOMMENDED MINIMUM AWG SIZE OF
area, and work with approved safety
			EXTENSION CORDS FOR
equipment, such as dust masks that			BATTERY CHARGERS
are specially designed to filter the		AC Input Rating.		Amperes	AWG Size of Cord
microscopic particles.
		Equal to or		But less	Length of Cord, Feet
		greater than		than	25	50	100 150
IV. FOR BATTERY		0		2	18	18	18	16
	8)		Do not operate charger with dam-
CHARGER &			immediately.		replace them
BATTERY­ PACK	9)		aged cord or plug
			ceived a sharp blow, been dropped,
			Do not operate charger if it has re-
Important Safety Instructions			or otherwise damaged in any way;
1) SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS­ -	10)		take it to a qualified serviceman.
			Do not disassemble charger; take it
This manual contains important			to a qualified serviceman when ser-
safety and operating instructions for			vice or repair is required. Incorrect
battery charger.			reassembly may result in a risk of
2) Before using battery charger, read	11)		electric shock or fire.
all instructions and cautionary mark-			To reduce the risk of electric shock,
ings on (1) battery charger, (2) bat-			unplug charger from outlet before
tery pack.			attempting any maintenance or
3) CAUTION - To reduce the risk of in-	12)		cleaning.
jury, charge only Panasonic Battery			The charger and battery pack are
Pack as shown in last page.			specifically designed to work to-
Other types of batteries may burst			gether. Do not attempt to charge
causing personal injury and damage.			any other cordless tool or battery
4) Do not expose charger to rain or	13)		pack with this charger.
snow.			Do not attempt to charge the battery
5) To reduce the risk of damaging the	14)		pack with any other charger.
electric plug and cord, pull by plug			Do not attempt to disassemble the
rather than cord when disconnect-	15)		battery pack housing.
ing charger.			Do not store the tool and battery
6) Make sure cord is located so that it			pack in locations where the tempera­
will not be stepped on, tripped over,			ture may reach or exceed 50°C
or otherwise subjected to damage			(122°F) (such a metal tool shed, or
or stress.			a car in the summer), which can lead
			to deterioration of the storage bat-

tery.

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