12
Li
-
ion Battery Pack
NOTE: Your battery pack is not
fully charged at the time of pur-
chase. Be sure to charge battery
before first use.
●
Batteries should be charged in
ambient temperatures between 0°
C (32°F) and 40°C (104°F). Charg-
ing outside this range will result in
either less than full charge or dam-
age to the battery pack.
●
Allow the charger to cool when
charging more than two battery
packs consecutively.
●
Do not insert finger/body parts or
foreign objects into contact area
of charger.
1.
Place charger in a relatively cool
and well
-
ventilated area.
2.
Plug charger into the AC outlet.
CAUTION: Ensure that the pow-
er source to be utilized conforms
to the power requirement speci-
fied on the charger nameplate.
3.
Turn the battery upside
-
down
and slide the battery into charger
while keeping the alignment
marks line up. Slide the forward
in the direction of the arrow. Do
not force battery: It should slide
easily into place with nominal
force. Any difficulty doing so
indicates incorrect alignment.
4.
If the power lamp (RED) does
not light immediately or goes out
soon after the charger is
plugged in, consult a
Signature
Series
authorized dealer.
5.
During charging, the charging
lamp (GREEN) will start flash-
ing. When charging is complet-
ed, an internal electronic switch
will automatically be triggered to
prevent overcharging.
-
Charging will not start if the
battery pack is warm. For exam-
ple, immediately after high duty
cycle operation. The YELLOW
standby lamp will flash until the
battery temperature drops to
where safe charging is possible.
6.
If the temperature of the battery
pack is 0
o
C (32
0
F) or less,
charging will take longer to fully
charge the battery pack than
standard charging time. At this
low temperature, even when the
battery is fully charged, it will
have approximately 50% of the
power of a fully charged battery
at normal operation tempera-
tures.
7.
Once the battery is fully
charged, the GREEN lamp will
light to indicate the charger has
entered into a trickle charge
mode.
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
