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Plug charger cord into your standard powercould also mean the battery pack is too hot or
outlet. Before inserting battery pack, removetoo cold.
protective cap, then insert battery pack intoThe purpose of the green light is to indicate
Fig. 15that the battery pack is fast-charging. It does
The chargerOs green indicator light will begin tonot indicate the exact point of full charge. The
OBLINK�. This indicates that the battery islight will stop blinking in less time if the battery
receiving a fast charge. Fast-charging willpack was not completely discharged.
automatically stop when the battery pack isWhen charging several batteries in sequence,
fully charged.
the charge time may slightly increase.
When the indicator light stops OBLINKING�When the battery pack is fully charged,
and becomes a steady green light
charging is complete.unplug the charger (unless you're charging
another battery pack) and slip the battery
The battery pack may be used even thoughpack back into the tool.
the light may still be blinking. The light may
To prevent fire or injury when batteries are
require more time to stop blinking dependingnot in tool or charger, always place protective
on temperature. When you begin the charging
process of the battery pack, a steady red lightcap onto end of battery pack.
FIG. 15
BATTERY
PACK
CHARGER
PROTECTIVE
CAP
RED LIGHT
GREEN LIGHT
30 MINUTE DUAL BAY-BC230
INDICATORS, SYMBOLS AND MEANINGare contaminated. Clean the contacts of the
If the indicator lights are OOFF�, the chargercharger or battery pack only as directed in
is not receiving power from power supplythese operating instructions or those
outlet.supplied with your tool or battery pack.
If the red indicator light isIf the green indicator light is
OON�, the battery pack is tooOBLINKING�, the battery pack
hot or cold for fast-charging.is being fast-charged. Fast-
The charger will switch to trickle charge, untilcharging will automatically stop when the
a suitable temperature is reached, at whichbattery pack is fully charged.
time the charger will switch automatically to
If the green indicator light is
fast-charging. OON�, the charger is plugged
If the red indicator light isin but the battery pack is not
OBLINKING�, the battery packinserted, or the battery pack is fully charged
cannot accept a charge orand is being trickle charged.
the contacts of the charger or battery pack
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