Ryobi RJC181 Important Safety Instructions for Charger, Risk of Electric SHOCK. do not Touch

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARGER

WARNING:				■ Do not operate charger with a damaged cord or plug.
					If damaged, have replaced immediately by a qualified
Never use a battery that has been dropped or received a					serviceman. Following this rule will reduce the risk of
					electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
sharp blow. A damaged battery is subject to explosion.
				■ Do not operate charger if it has received a sharp blow,
Properly dispose of a dropped battery immediately. Failure
to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.					been dropped, or otherwise damaged in any way;
					take it to a qualified serviceman. Following this rule
■ Save these instructions. This manual contains					will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious
important safety and operating instructions for battery					personal injury.
charger part number 1423701. Following this rule will				■ Do not disassemble charger; take it to a qualified
reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal					serviceman when service or repair is required.
injury.					Incorrect reassembly may result in a risk of electric
■ Before using battery charger, read all instructions					shock or fire. Following this rule will reduce the risk of
and cautionary markings in this manual, on battery					electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
charger, and product using battery charger. Following				■ To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug charger
this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or
					from outlet before attempting any maintenance or
serious personal injury.
					cleaning. Turning off controls will not reduce this
CAUTION:					risk. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric
					shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
To reduce the risk of injury, charge only nickel-cadmium				■ Do not use charger outdoors. Following this rule will
rechargeable batteries. Other types of batteries may					reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal
burst causing personal injury and damage. Following					injury.
this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious				■ Disconnect charger from power supply when not in
personal injury.					use. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric
■ Do not expose charger to rain or snow. Following this					shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious					DANGER:
personal injury.
■ Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by				RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT TOUCH
the battery charger manufacturer may result in a risk				UNINSULATED PORTION OF OUTPUT CONNECTOR
of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. Following				OR UNINSULATED BATTERY TERMINAL.
this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or
serious personal injury.				■ Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and
■ To reduce the risk of damage to charger body and					use them to instruct others who may use this tool. If
cord, pull by charger plug rather than cord when					you loan someone this tool, loan them these
disconnecting charger. Following this rule will reduce					instructions also. Following this rule will reduce the risk
the risk of serious personal injury.					of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■ Make sure cord is located so that it will not be					WARNING:
stepped on, tripped over, or otherwise subjected to
damage or stress. Following this rule will reduce the				Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding,
risk of serious personal injury.
				drilling, and other construction activities contains
■ An extension cord should not be used unless
				chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other
absolutely necessary. Use of improper extension cord				reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals
could result in a risk of fire and electric shock. If extension				are:
cord must be used, make sure:				•	lead from lead-based paints,
a. That pins on plug of extension cord are the same
				•	crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
number, size and shape as those of plug on charger.
					masonry products, and
b. That extension cord is properly wired and in good
				• arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
electrical condition; and
				Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on
c. That wire size is large enough for AC ampere rating
				how often you do this type of work. To reduce your
of charger as specified below:
				exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated
Cord Length (Feet)	25'	50'	100'
				area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as
Cord Size (AWG)	16	16	16	those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out
Note: AWG = American Wire Gage				microscopic particles.

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