English
7
BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
1. Battery removal
Hold the handle tightly and push the battery latch (2
pcs.) to remove the battery (see Figs. 1 and 2).
CAUTION
Never short-circuit the battery.
2. Battery installation
Insert the battery while observing its polarities (see
Fig. 2).
CHARGING
〈
UC18YRL
〉
Before using the power tool, charge the battery as follows.
1. Connect the charger’s power cord to a receptacle
When the power cord is connected, the charger’s
pilot lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals).
2. Insert the battery into the charger
Insert the battery firmly, until it contacts the bottom of
the charger compartment.
CAUTION
䡬
If the battery is inserted in the reverse direction, not
only recharging will become impossible, but it may
also cause problems in the charger such as deformed
recharging terminal.
3. Charging
When inserting a battery in the charger, charging will
commence and the pilot lamp will light up
continuously in red.
When the battery becomes fully recharged, the pilot
lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals) (See
Table 1).
(1) Pilot lamp indication
The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in
Table 1, according to the condition of the charger or
the rechargeable battery.
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for
0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights continuously
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for
0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for
0.1 seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
Lights continuously
Before
charging
While
charging
Charging
complete
Charging
impossible
Overheat
standby
Blinks
(RED)
Lights
(RED)
Blinks
(RED)
Flikers
(RED)
Lights
(GREEN)
Malfunction in the battery
or the charger.
Battery overheated. Unable
to charge (Charging will
commence when battery
cools).
Table 1
Indications of the lamps
NOTE: When standby for cooling battery, UC18YRL cools the overheated battery by cooling fan.
(2) Regarding the temperatures of the rechargeable
battery
The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as
shown in the table below, and batteries that have
become hot should be cooled for a while before
being recharged.
Table 2 Recharging ranges of batteries
(3) Regarding recharging time
Depending on the combination of the charger and
batteries, the charging time will become as shown in
Table 3.
Table 3 Charging time (At 20°C)
Charger
UC18YRL
Rechargeable batteries
Ni-Cd batteries
–5°C – 55°C
Ni-MH batteries
–5°C – 50°C
Li-ion batteries
0°C – 50°C
Charger
UC18YRL
UC18YG
Battery
EB14B
BCC1414C
Apporx. 20 min. Apporx. 30 min.
EB1414S
EB1814SL, BCC1814C
EB1820L
Apporx. 30 min. Apporx. 50 min.
EB1424
Apporx. 35 min. Apporx. 60 min.
EB1426H
Apporx. 40 min.
EB1824L
Apporx. 35 min. Apporx. 60 min.
EB1826HL
Apporx. 40 min.
EB1430H
EB1830HL
Apporx. 45 min.
EBM1830
