Hitachi DV 18DL - Manual (Page 10)

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BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
1. Battery removal
Hold the handle tightly and push the battery latch (2
pcs.) to remove the battery (see Figs. 1 and 2).
CAUTION
Never short-circuit the battery.
2. Battery installation
Insert the battery while observing its polarities (see
Fig. 2).
CHARGING
Before using the impact driver drill, charge the battery as
follows.
1. Connect the charger’s power cord to a receptacle
When the power cord is connected, the charger’s
pilot lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals).
(2) Regarding the temperatures of the rechargeable
battery
The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as
shown in Table 2, and batteries that have become
hot should be cooled for a while before being
recharged.
Table 2 Recharging ranges of batteries
(3) Regarding recharging time
Depending on the combination of the charger and
batteries, the charging time will become as shown
in Table 3.
Table 3 Charging time (At 20°C)
NOTE
The charging time may vary according to temperature
and power source voltage.
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights continuously
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for 0.1
seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
Lights continuously
Before
charging
While
charging
Charging
complete
Charging
impossible
Blinks
(RED)
Lights
(RED)
Blinks
(RED)
Flickers
(RED)
Lights
(GREEN)
Malfunction in the battery
or the charger.
Battery overheated.
Unable to charge.
(Charging will commence
when battery cools)
Table 1
Indications of the pilot lamp
Overheat
standby
NOTE: When standby for cooling battery, UC18YRL cools the overheated battery by cooling fan.
Charge status
lamp (RED)
Overheat lamp
(GREEN)
2. Insert the battery into the charger
Firmly insert the battery into the charger till it contacts
the bottom of the charger and checking the polarities
as shown in Fig. 3.
CAUTION
⅜ If the batteries are inserted in the reverse direction,
not only recharging will become impossible, but it
may also cause problems in the charger such as a
deformed recharging terminal.
3. Charging
When inserting a battery in the charger, charging will
commence and the pilot lamp will light continuously
in red.
When the battery becomes fully recharged, the pilot
lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals) (See
Table 1).
(1) Pilot lamp indication
The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in
Table 1, according to the condition of the charger or
the rechargeable battery.
Temperatures at which the
Rechargeable batteries
battery can be recharged
BCL1430, EBL1430,
EBM1430, EBM1830
0°C – 50°C
Charger
UC18YRL
Battery
BCL1430, EBL1430, EBM1430
Approx. 45 min.
EBM1830