Manual

6. Toreduceriskofdamagetoelectricplugandcord,puttbyplug
ratherthancordwhendisconnectingcharger.
7. Makesurecordislocatedsothatitwiltnotbesteppedon,
trippedover,orotherwisesubjectedtodamageorstress.
8. Anextensioncordshouldnotbeusedunlessabsolutely
necessary.Useofimproperextensioncordcouldresultinarisk
offire,electricshockorelectrocution.
a. Two-wirecordscanbeusedwith2-wireor3-wireextension
cords.Onlyroundjacketedextensioncordsshouldbeused,and
werecommendthattheybelistedbyUnderwritersLaboratories
(U.L.).Iftheextensionistobeusedoutside,thecordmustbe
suitableforoutdooruse.Anycordmarkedforoutdoorusecan
alsobeusedforindoorwork.Theletters"W"or"WA"onthecord
jacketindicatethatthecordissuitableforoutdooruse.
b. Anextensioncordmusthaveadequatewiresize(AWGor
AmericanWireGauge)forsafety,andtopreventlossofpower
andoverheating.Thesmallerthegaugenumberofthewire,the
greaterthecapacityofthecable;thatis,16gaugehasmore
capacitythan18gauge.Whenusingmorethanoneextensionto
makeupthetotallength,besureeachextensioncontainsat
leasttheminimumwiresize.
CHARTFORMINIMUMWIRESIZE(AWG)OFEXTENSIONCORDS
NAMEPLATERATINGAMPS- 0- 10.0
TotalExtensionCord
Length(ft) 0-25 26-50 51-100 101-150
(0-7,6m)(7,6-15,2m)(15,2-30,4m)(30,4-45,7m)
WireGauge 18 16 16 14
9. Useonlythesuppliedchargerwhenchargingyourunit.Theuse
ofanyotherchargercoulddamagethebatterypackorcreatea
hazardouscondition.
10.Useonlyonechargerwhencharging.
11.Donotattempttoopenthechargerortheunit.Thereareno
customerserviceablepartsinside.Returntoanyauthorized
Black&Deckerservicecenter.
12.DONOTincineratebatterypackseveniftheyareseverely
damagedorcompletelywornout.
13.Donotincineratethebatteries.Theycanexplodeinafire.A
smallleakageofliquidfromthebatterycellsmayoccurunder
extremeusage,chargingortemperature
conditions.Thisdoesnotindicateafailure.However,iftheouter
seatisbrokenandthisleakagegetsonyourskin:
a. Washquicklywithsoapandwater.
b. Neutralizewithamildacidsuchaslemonjuiceorvinegar.
c. Ifthebatteryliquidgetsinyoureyes,flushthemwithcleanwater
foraminimumof10minutesandseekimmediatemedical
attention.MEDICALNOTE:Theliquidisa25-35%solutionof
potassiumhydroxide.
Charging the Battery Pack
THE BATTERY PACK IS NOT FULLY CHARGED AT THE
FACTORY. CHARGE BATTERY PACK FOR AT LEAST 9 HOURS
BEFORE USE.
The charger is designed to use standard household 120 volt 60 Hz
power.
1. Plug the charger (14) into any standard 120 Volt 60 Hz electrical
outlet. NOTE: Do not charge by means of an engine
generator or DC power source. Use only 120V AC.
2. Slide the charger (14) onto the battery pack (6) as shown in
figure B and let the battery pack charge initially for 9 hours.
After the initial charge, under normal usage, your battery pack
should be fully charged in 6 to 9 hours.
2a) During charging the green LED will appear.
2b) When charging is complete the green LED will go off.
3. Unplug charger, and remove the battery pack. Place the battery
pack in the tool and be certain that it is inserted fully into
the tool cavity until it "clicks" into place.
NOTE: Remove the battery pack by pressing down on the release
button (18) on the back of the battery pack (figure C) and slide out.