OPERATION
LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER
See Figure 3.
LED | BATTERY | RED | GREEN | ACTION | |
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Power | Without battery pack | ON | OFF | Ready to charge battery pack | |
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| When battery pack reaches cooled | |
Evaluate | Hot battery pack | Flashing | OFF | temperature, charger begins fast | |
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| When battery pack reaches warmed | |
Evaluate | Cold battery pack | Flashing | OFF | temperature, charger begins fast | |
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Evaluate | Deeply discharged | Flashing | OFF | normal voltage is reached, then | |
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Defective | Defective | Flashing | Flashing | Battery pack or charger is defective |
• If defective, try to repeat the conditions a second time by removing and reinstalling the battery pack. If the LED status repeats a second time, try charging a different battery.
• If a different battery charges normally, dispose of the defective pack (see Maintenance section).
• If a different battery also indicates “Defective,” the charger may be defective.
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| Charging | Fast charging | ON | Flashing | See chart below for charge times |
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| Full | Slow charging | OFF | ON | Fast charging is complete; |
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RED LED | GREEN LED | POWER |
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EVALUATE
INDICATOR
DEFECTIVE
INDICATOR
CHARGING
INDICATOR
BATTERY | AVERAGE CHARGE TIME |
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COMPACT SERIES | 18 min. |
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HC | 27 min. |
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HC 2.5 | 34 min. |
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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 9.6 Volt, 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.
Fig. 3
