OPERATION
LED FUNCTION OF RIDGID NICKEL-CADMIUM CHARGERS
See Figure 5.
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
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DEFECTIVE
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CHARGING
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FULL
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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Fig. 5
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