Grounding, Extension cords – Chicago Electric Battery Charger with LCD Display 65834 User Manual

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GROunDInG

TO PREVEnT

ELECTRIC SHOCK

AnD DEATH FROm

InCORRECT GROunDInG

WIRE COnnECTIOn:

Check with a qualified

electrician if you are in doubt

as to whether the outlet is

properly grounded. Do not

modify the Power Cord Plug

provided with the Battery

Charger. Do not use the

Battery Charger if the Power

Cord or Plug is damaged. If

damaged, have it repaired by

a service facility before use. If

the Plug will not fit the outlet,

have a proper outlet installed

by a qualified electrician.

Grounded Tools. Tools with

Three Prong Plugs:

Tools marked with “Grounding Re-

1.

quired” have a three wire cord and

three prong grounding plug. The

plug must be connected to a properly

grounded outlet. If the tool should

electrically malfunction or break

down, grounding provides a low re-

sistance path to carry electricity away

from the user, reducing the risk of

electric shock.

(See 3-Prong Plug and Outlet.)
The grounding prong in the plug is

2.

connected through the green wire in-

side the cord to the grounding system

in the tool. The green wire in the cord

must be the only wire connected to

the tool’s grounding system and must

never be attached to an electrically

“live” terminal.

(See 3-Prong Plug and Outlet.)
The tool must be plugged into an

3.

appropriate outlet, properly installed

and grounded in accordance with all

codes and ordinances. The plug and

outlet should look like those in the

preceding illustration.

(See 3-Prong Plug and Outlet.)

3-PROnG PLuG & OuTLET

ExTEnSIOn CORDS

Grounded tools require a three wire

1.

extension cord.
As the distance from the supply outlet

2.

increases, you must use a heavier

gauge extension cord. Using exten-

sion cords with inadequately sized

wire causes a serious drop in voltage,

resulting in loss of power and pos-

sible tool damage.

(See Table A.)
The smaller the gauge number of the

3.

wire, the greater the capacity of the

cord. For example, a 14 gauge cord

can carry a higher current than a 16

gauge cord.

(See Table A.)

When using more than one exten-

4.

sion cord to make up the total length,

make sure each cord contains at

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