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 • Ensurethatthecablesarenotcrushedordamagedbysharpedges.Neverplace
anyobjectsonthecables.
 • Donotplaceanycontainerslledwithliquid,vasesorplants,onornexttothe
charger/mainscable.
  Whentheseliquidsgetintothecharger(ortheplugconnectionsofthemains
cable),thechargerwillbedestroyedandthereisamostseveredangerofpotenti-
allyfatalelectricshockorre.
  Ifthechargerisoperatedviathemainscable,rstswitchoffthemainsvoltage
forthemainssockettowhichthemainscableisconnected(switchoffthecorre-
spondingcircuitbreakerortakeoutthefuse,thenswitchoffthefaultinterrupter
protectionswitch(FIcircuitbreaker)sothatthemainssocketisseparatedfrom
themainsvoltageonallpoles).Onlythenunplugthemainsplugofthemains
cablefromthemainssocket.
  IfthechargerisoperatedviatheDCinput(11-18V/DC),disconnectthecharger
fromthevoltage/powersupply.
  Thendisconnecttheconnectedrechargeablebatteryfromthecharger.Donotuse
thechargeragain-bringittoaspecialistworkshop.
d) Operation
 • Thechargermaybeoperatedeitherviathemainsvoltage(100-240V/AC,
50/60Hz)orviaastabiliseddirectvoltageof11-18V/DC(e.g.viaanexternal
vehicleleadbatteryorasuitablemainsadapter).
  Useonlyoneofthetwoconnectiontypes,butneverbothatonce.Thismay
damagethecharger.
 • Donotwearanymetalorconductivematerials,suchasjewellery(necklaces,
bracelets,rings,etc.)whileyouareworkingwiththechargerorbatteries.Ashort-
circuitattherechargeablebatteryorchargingcableposesadangerofburnsand
explosion.
 • Neverleavetheproductunattendedwhileoperating.Despiteaconsiderablenum-
berofprotectivecircuits,itisimpossibletoexcludethepossibilityofmalfunctions
orproblemsduringthechargingprocess.
 • Ensurethatthereissufcientventilationduringoperation.Nevercoverupthe
charger.Leaveenoughofadistance(atleast20cm)betweenchargerandother
objects.Overheatingcausesadangerofre!
 • Thechargermustonlybeusedtocharge(ordischarge)rechargeablebatteries
oftypesNiMH,NiCd,LiIon/LiPo/LiFeandleadbatteries.Neverchargeanyother
rechargeablebatterytypesornon-rechargeablebatteries.Thereisgreatdanger
ofreorexplosion!
 • Alwaysconnectthechargingcabletothechargerrst.Onlythenmusttherechar-
geablebatterybeconnectedtothechargingcable.
  Whendisconnecting,proceedinreverseorder-rstdisconnecttherechargeable
batteryfromthechargingcable,thenthechargingcablefromthecharger.
  Iftheorderischosenincorrectly,theremaybeashort-circuitofthechargerplugs;
thereisadangerofreandexplosion!
 • Onlyoperatetheproductinmoderateclimate,neverintropicalclimate.Formore
informationonacceptableenvironmentalconditions,seethechapter„Technical
Data“.
 • Neveroperatethedeviceimmediatelyafteritwastakenfromacoldroomtoa
warmroom.Theresultingcondensationmayleadtomalfunctionsordamage!
  Lettheproductreachroomtemperaturebeforetakingitintooperationagain.This
maytakeseveralhours!
 • Avoidoperationindirectproximityofstrongmagneticorelectromagneticelds,
transmitteraerialsorHFgenerators.Thiscanaffectthecontrolelectronics.
 • Ifyouhavereasontobelievethatthedevicecannolongerbeoperatedsafely,
disconnectitimmediatelyandmakesureitisnotoperatedunintentionally.
  Disconnectthechargerfromthevoltage/currentsupply.Donotusetheproduct
anymoreafterthis,buttakeittoaspecialisedworkshopordisposeofitinan
environmentallycompatiblemanner.
  Itcanbeassumedthatoperationwithoutdangerisnolongerpossibleifthede-
vicehasanyvisibledamage,thedevicenolongerworks,afterextendedstorage
underunsuitableconditionsorafterdifculttransportconditions.
 • Keeptheentireproductatadry,cool,cleansitethatisnotaccessibletochildren.
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY NOTES
Althoughuseofrechargeablebatteriesineverydaylifeisamatterofcoursetoday,thereare
manydangersandproblems.Inparticular,withLiPo/LiIon/LiFerechargeablebatterieswith
theirhighenergycontent(incomparisonwithconventionalNiCdorNiMHrechargeablebatte-
ries),variousregulationsmustbeobservedinordertoavoidthedangerofexplosionandre.
Forthisreason,alwaysensurethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthefollowinginformation
andsafetyinformationwhenhandlingrechargeablebatteries.
 Ifthemanufactureroftherechargeablebatteryhasprovidedanyotherinformation,read
itcarefullyandobserveit!
a) General Information
 • Rechargeablebatteriesarenotoys.Alwayskeepbatteries/rechargeablebatteries
outofthereachofchildren.
 • Donotleavebatteries/rechargeablebatterieslyingaroundopenly;thereisa
riskofthembeingswallowedbychildrenorpets.Ifswallowed,consultadoctor
immediately!
 • Rechargeablebatteriesmustnotbeshort-circuited,takenapartorthrownintore.
Thereisariskofreandexplosion!
 • Leakingordamagedbatteries/rechargeablebatteriescancausechemicalburns
toskinwhentouchedwithouttheuseofadequateprotectivegloves.
 • Neverrechargenormal(non-rechargeable)batteries.Thereisariskofreand
explosion!
  Non-rechargeablebatteriesaremeanttobeusedonceonlyandmustbedispo-
sedofproperlywhenempty.
  Onlychargerechargeablebatteriesintendedforthispurpose.Useasuitable
batterycharger.
 • Rechargeablebatteriesmustnotgetdamporwet.
 • Placethechargerandbatteryonanon-ammable,heat-resistantsurface(e.g.
stonetiles).Maintainenoughdistancefromammableobjects.Leaveenough
distancebetweenthechargerandtherechargeablebattery-neverplacethe
rechargeablebatteryonthecharger.
 • Asboththechargerandtherechargeablebatteryheatupduringthecharge/
dischargeprocedure,itisnecessarytoensuresufcientventilation.Nevercover
thechargerortherechargeablebattery!
 • Neverusebatterypacksmadeupofdifferentcells.
 • Neverleavethecharging/dischargingrechargeablebatteriesunattended.
 • Neverrechargeabatterydirectlyinthemodel.Alwaysremovetherechargeable
batteryfromthemodelforrecharging.
 • Alwaysobservecorrectpolarity(plus/+andminus/-)whenconnectingtherechar-
geablebatterytoyourmodelorcharger.Connectingthebatteryincorrectlywillnot
onlydamagethemodelbutalsotherechargeablebattery.Thereisariskofre
andexplosion!
  Thischargerhasamechanismthatprotectsagainstconnectingthepolesincor-
rectly.Nonetheless,itispossiblethatanincorrectlyconnectedbatterymayleadto
damageincertainsituations.
 • Iftheproductisnottobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime(e.g.storage),
disconnectanyconnectedrechargeablebatteryfromthechargeranddisconnect
thechargerfromthevoltage/currentsupply.
  Thechargerhasnomainsswitch.Ifyouoperatethechargerviathemainscable,
pullthemainsplugfromthesocketwhenyounolongerneedthecharger.
 • Donotcharge/dischargeanybatterythatisstillhot(e.g.causedbyhighdischar-
gingcurrentfromthemodel).Allowtherechargeablebatterytocooldowntoroom
temperaturebeforeattemptingtochargeordischargeit.
 • Neverdamagetheexteriorcoverofabattery.Thereisariskofreandexplosion!
 • Nevercharge/dischargedamaged,leakingordeformedbatteries.Thiscanresult
inareorexplosion!Disposeofanyunusablerechargeablebatteriesinan
environmentallycompatiblefashion.Donotcontinuetousethem.
 • Removetherechargeablebatteryfromthechargerwhenitisfullycharged.
 • Rechargetherechargeablebatteriesaboutevery3months.Otherwise,so-called
deepdischargemayresult,renderingtherechargeablebatteriesuseless.
 • Keeprechargeablebatteriesinasuitablelocation.Useasmokedetectorinthe
room.Theriskofre(ortheoccurrenceoftoxicsmoke)cannotbeexcluded.
Specialrechargeablebatteriesforthemodelconstructionareaaresubjectto
greatstress(e.g.highcharginganddischargingcurrents,vibrations,etc.).