Radio Shack 23-418 User Manual

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7-Hour Ni-Cd/12-HourNi-MH Portable AA Battery Charger
Your RadioShack Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) AA Bat-
tery Charger is designed to charge up to two each of both types of batteries or up to
four of one type (such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-125, 23-149, or 23-525).
Its features include:
Two Charging Indicators — an indicator lights during charging for each battery
type, and turns off when charging is complete.
Reverse Polarity Protection — protects the charger and batteries against damage
from incorrectly installed batteries.
Overcurrent Protection — protects the charger from damage if you try to charge
bad batteries.
OPERATION
1. To charge two NiCd or NiMH AA batteries, install both into one of the two charg-
ing compartments as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside
the compartment, then set the
NiCd/Ni-MH
Note: Both batteries must be installed in the same compartment.
switch to the appropriate setting.
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To charge four NiCd or Ni-MH AA batteries, install two batteries into each com-
partment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside each com-
partment, then set switch to the appropriate setting.
NiCd/Ni-MH
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battery
installation
Caution: Do not mix battery types.
2. Plug the charger into a standard AC outlet. The red indicator lights when you are
charging NiCd batteries, and the green indicator lights if you are charging NiMH
batteries.
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charger
with outlet
To fully charge completely discharged batteries, it takes 7 hours for NiCD batter-
ies and 12 hours for Ni-MH batteries.
3. When the batteries finish charging, unplug the charger from the outlet, then
remove the batteries from the charger. The indicator turns off.
Cat. No. 23-418