Fig. 3

OPERATION

LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER

See Figure 3.

LED

BATTERY

RED

GREEN

ACTION

INDICATOR

PACK

LED

LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Without battery pack

ON

OFF

Ready to charge battery pack

 

 

Evaluate

Hot battery pack

Flashing

OFF

When battery pack reaches

 

 

 

 

 

 

cooled temperature, charger

 

 

 

 

 

 

begins fast charge mode

 

 

Evaluate

Cold battery pack

Flashing

OFF

When battery pack reaches

 

 

 

 

 

 

warmed temperature, charger

 

 

 

 

 

 

begins fast charge mode

 

 

Evaluate

Deeply discharged

Flashing

OFF

Charger pre-charges battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

until normal voltage is reached,

 

 

 

 

 

 

then begins fast charge mode

 

 

Evaluate

Thermistor shorted

Flashing

OFF

If red LED continues flashing for

 

 

 

or open

 

 

more than 90 minutes, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

green LED remains off, this

 

 

 

 

 

 

may indicate a damaged battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charging

Fast charging

ON

Flashing

Fast charges in 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full

Slow charging

OFF

ON

Fast charging is complete.

 

 

 

 

Charger maintains charge mode.

POWER

INDICATOR

EVALUATE INDICATOR

CHARGING

INDICATOR

FULL

INDICATOR

NOTE: The 9.6 volt, 12 volt, and 14.4 volt battery packs will not slide all the way down onto the charger port. Insert

9.6volt, 12 volt and 14.4 volt battery packs until they click into place and are aligned with the line on the charger, shown at left.

Allow up to 5 seconds for the “charge” light to come on after the battery pack is inserted.

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RIDGID R82001 manual LED Function of Charger, Power Indicator Evaluate Indicator Charging Full