Homelite UT34010 - Manual (Page 13)

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BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER
LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER
See Figure 6.
LED WILL BE ON TO INDICATE STATUS OF
CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK:
■ Red LED on = Fast charging mode.
■ Green LED on = Fully charged battery pack.
■ Yellow and Green LEDs on = Control charge or
defective battery pack.
■ No LED on = Defective charger or battery pack.
CHARGING YOUR CHAIN SAW
The battery pack for your chain saw has been shipped
in a low charge condition to prevent possible problems.
Therefore, you should charge it prior to use.
NOTE: Batteries will not reach full charge the first time
they are charged. Allow several cycles (pruning
followed by recharging) for them to fully charge.
TO CHARGE
■ Charge battery pack only with the charger pro-
vided.
■ Make sure power supply is normal household
voltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
■ Connect charger to power supply.
■ Place battery pack in charger. See Figure 3. Align
raised rib on battery pack with groove in charger.
■ Press down on battery pack to be sure contacts on
battery pack engage properly with contacts in
charger. When properly connected, red light will
turn on.
■ Normally, the yellow and green lights on the
charger will come on. This indicates charger is in
control charge mode and should switch to fast
charge mode within 5 minutes. When charger is in
fast charge mode the red light will come on. If after
a period of 15 minutes the yellow and green lights
remain on, remove the battery pack, wait 1 minute
and reinsert battery pack in charger. If the yellow
and green lights continue to remain on an addi-
tional 15 minutes, the battery pack is damaged and
will not accept charge.
■ When your battery pack becomes fully charged,
the red light will turn off and the green light will turn
on.
■ After normal usage, 1 hour of charge time is
required to be fully charged. A minimum charge
time of 1 to 1-1/2 hours is required to recharge a
completely discharged tool.
Fig. 6
BATTERY
CHARGER
BATTERY
PACK
GREEN
LIGHT
YELLOW
LIGHT
RED LIGHT
■ RED LIGHT “ON” INDICATES FAST CHARGING
MODE
■ YELLOW AND GREEN LIGHTS “ON” INDICATES
CONTROL CHARGE OR POSSIBLE FAULTY
BATTERY
■ GREEN LIGHT “ON” INDICATES FULLY CHARGED
■ The battery pack will become slightly warm to the
touch while charging. This is normal and does not
indicate a problem.
■ DO NOT place charger in an area of extreme heat
or cold. It will work best at temperatures above
50°F and below 100°F.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RECHARGING
HOT BATTERIES
When using your chain saw continuously, the batteries
in your battery pack will become hot. You should let a
hot battery pack cool down for approximately 30
minutes before attempting to recharge.
NOTE: This situation only occurs when continuous use
of your chain saw causes the batteries to become hot.
It does not occur under normal circumstances. Refer
to “Charging Your Chain saw” earlier in this manual, for
normal recharging of batteries. If the charger/charging
assembly does not charge your battery pack under
normal circumstances, return both the battery pack
and charger/charging assembly to your nearest
Homelite Authorized Service dealer for electrical
check.
OPERATION