Panasonic EY7201 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 5

For Appropriate use of
Battery pack
Ni-MH Battery pack (EY9201)
• Charge the Ni-MH battery fully before
storage in order to ensure a longer
service life.
• The ambient temperature range is be-
tween 0°C (32°F) and 40°C (104°F).
If the battery pack is used when the
battery temperature is below 0°C
(32°F), the tool may fail to function
properly. In that case, charge the
battery until charging is completed for
appropriate functioning of the battery.
• When battery pack is not in use, keep it
away from other metal objects like: paper
clips, coins, keys, nails, screws, or other
small metal objects that can make a con-
nection from one terminal to another.
Shorting the battery terminals together
may cause sparks, burns or a fire.
• When operating with a Ni-MH bat-
tery pack, make sure the place is well-
ventilated.
Battery Pack Life
The rechargeable batteries have
a limited life. If the operation time
b e c o m e s e x t r e m e l y s h o r t a f t e r
recharging, replace the battery pack
with a new one.
Charging
NOTE:
When you charge the battery pack for
the first time, or after prolonged stor-
age, charge it for about 24 hours to
bring the battery up to full capacity.
Battery charger (EY0110)
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
NOTE:
Sparks may be produced when the
plug is inserted into the AC power
supply, but this is not a problem in
terms of safety.
2. Insert the battery pack firmly into the
charger.
Battery pack
Battery
charger
3. During charging, the charging lamp
will be lit.
W h e n c h a r g i n g i s c o m p l e t e d , a n
internal electronic switch will auto-
matically be triggered to prevent
overcharging.
• Charging will not start if the battery
pack is warm (for example, immedi-
ately after heavy-duty operation).
The orange standby lamp will be lit
until the battery cools down. Charging
will then begin automatically.
4. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp will start flashing quick-
ly in green color.
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5. When in any of the conditions that
battery pack is too cool, or the bat-
tery pack has not been used for a
long time, the charging lamp is lit. In
this case charging takes longer to
fully charge the battery pack, than the
standard charging time.
• If a fully charged battery pack is
inserted into the charger again, the
charging lamp lights up. After
several minutes, the charging lamp
may flash quickly to indicate the
charging is completed.
6. If the charging lamp does not light im-
mediately after the charger is plugged
in, or if after the standard charging
time the lamp does not go off, consult
an authorized dealer.
NOTE:
• When charging a cool battery pack
(below 5°C (41°F)) in a warm place,
leave the battery pack at the place
and wait for more than one hour to
To AC warm up the battery to the level of the
ambient temperature.Otherwise bat-
outlet
tery pack may not be fully charged.
• Cool down the charger when
charging more than two battery
packs consecutively.
• Do not insert your fingers into con-
tact hole, when holding charger or
any other occasions.
CAUTION:
To prevent the risk of fire or damage
to the battery charger.
• Do not use power source from an
engine generator.
• Do not cover vent holes on the
charger and the battery pack.
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