Maglite MAGCHARGER LED Rechargeable System - Manual (Page 5)

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The Battery The Battery
Your Battery’s First Charge Is Important!
To assure the freshness of your battery and to avoid any operational
problems in shipping, it has been packaged in an UNCHARGED state.
For optimum operation of your flashlight, it should be charged a full
24 hours … before using for the first time.
Battery Installation
If the battery was shipped outside of the flashlight: After you have removed
the flashlight from the Charging Cradle unscrew the tail cap (Fig. 12) and insert
battery pack (Fig. 13) into the barrel. The positive (+) end—this is the end with a
button—goes into the barrel first. Now screw on the tail cap and make sure it’s tight.
NOTE: Large end of the battery spring must be snapped into the tailcap.
First Charge Procedure
1. Connect charging cradle to the AC converter or DC accessory cord.
2. Plug into wall receptacle (AC) or DC power source cord.
3. Make sure charging cradle indicator LED is GREEN.
4. Make sure flashlight is OFF.
5. Make sure flashlight tailcap is tight.
6. Place flashlight into charging cradle.
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WARNING: Do not “short” or “ground out” battery pack to “deeply
discharge”. Doing so can create a burn or fire hazard and will damage the
battery pack.
Do Not Have Flashlight Switch in ”On“ Position While Charging
Tailcap
Battery Spring
Flashlight Barrel
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
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After the first (24-hour) charge, the total time to fully charge a
fully discharged battery is approximately 10 hours.
The charging cradle is provided with an LED that indicates
battery charge status by blinking and changing color, as seen in
the accompanying chart.
Charger Mode Definitions:
Fault : Charger input or output is below the minimum threshold
for normal operation. Short circuit on charge terminals or
component failure is detected.
Pre-Conditioning : Battery is dead. Cradle will charge battery at a
reduced rate until battery reaches a level that is safe for normal
charging, it will then proceed to Charge mode.
Charging : Cradle will charge the battery at normal charge rate,
for up to 8 hours before shifting to “top-off” mode. Total charge
time varies based on use of the flashlight. Approximate charge
time is 10 hours.
Top-Off : Battery is almost full. The flashlight is ready for use, or it
may be left on the cradle.
Maintenance : Charge is complete. The cradle will maintain the
battery in a FULL charge state. The flashlight is left in the cradle
and as the battery voltage drops slightly over time, the cradle will
switch between Top-off and an idle state.
Idle: No flashlight in the cradle.
MAG CHARGER ® LED - C
HARGING
C
RADLE
F
UNCTIONS
LED Indicator Charger Mode
Blinking RED Fault
RED Pre-Conditioning
ORANGE Charging
Blinking GREEN Top-Off
GREEN Idle / Maintenance
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