User Manual

5
Tips for maintaining maximum battery life
1. Charge the battery cartridge before
completely
discharged.
A
lways stop tool operation and charge the
battery cartridge when you notice less tool
power.
2. Never recharge a fully charged battery
cartr
idge.
Ov
ercharging shortens the battery service
life.
3.
Char
ge the battery cartridge with r
oom
temperatu
re at 10 ﾟ C - 40 ﾟ C (50 ﾟ F - 104 ﾟ
F).
Let a hot battery cartridge cool down before
charging it.
4. Charge the
battery cartridge once in every six
months if you do not use it for a long peri
od of
time.
FUNCTI
ONAL DESCRI
PTION
CAUTION:
• Always be sure that the tool is switched off and the
battery cartridge is removed before adjusting or
checking function on the tool
.
Installing or removing battery cartridge
Fig.1
• Always switch off the tool before installing or
removing of the battery cartridge.
• To remove the battery cartridge, slide it from the
tool
while sliding the button on the front of the
cartridge
.
• To install the battery cartridge, align the tongue on
the battery cartridge with the groove in the housing
and slip it into place. Always insert it all the way
until it locks in place with a little click. If you can
see the red indicator on the upper side of the
button, it is not locked completely. Install it fully
until the red indicator cannot be seen. If not, it
may
accident
ally fall out of the tool, causing injury
to
y
ou or someone around you.
• Do not use force when installing the battery
cartridge. If the cartridge does not slide in easily
, it
is n
ot being inserted correctly
.
Battery protection system
(Lithium-ion battery with star marking)
Fig.2
Lithium-ion
batteries with a star marking are equipped
with a protection system. This system automatically cuts
off power to the tool to extend battery
life.
The tool w
ill automatically stop during operation if the
tool and/or battery are placed under one of the following
condition
s:
• Overloaded:
The to
ol is operated in a manner that causes
it to draw an abnormally high current.
In this situation, release the trigger switch on
the tool and stop the application that caus
ed
the tool to become overloaded. Then pull the
trigger switch again to restar
t.
If the
tool does not start, the battery is
overheated. In this situation, let the battery
cool before pulling the trigger switch again.
• Low battery voltage:
The remaining
battery capacity is too low
and
the
tool will not operate. In this situation,
remove and recharge the battery.