Charger Safety - Stihl HSA 60 Owner's Instruction Manual

8 Charger Safety

– Consult the fire department regarding
proper disposal of a burned battery.
■ Dropping the battery could result in personal
injury or property damage. To prevent the bat‐
tery from falling during removal:
– Place the hedge trimmer on a level sur‐
face.
– Use care when ejecting the battery.
8 Charger Safety
8.1 Warnings and Instructions
WARNING
■ To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and
other personal injury or property damage:
– Read and follow all cautionary markings
on the charger, battery and hedge trimmer
and all instructions in this manual before
using the charger.
– Charge only genuine STIHL AK or STIHL
AP series batteries. Other batteries may
burst, catch fire or explode, resulting in
personal injury and property damage.
– For indoor use only.
– Keep the charger dry. Pro‐
– Do not handle the charger, including
power supply cord and plug, with wet
hands.
– Never use a damaged charger.
– Never charge malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed batteries.
– When storing the battery, maintain a
charge of 40 % to 60 % (2 green LEDs).
– If storing the battery in the charger, dis‐
connect the charger from the outlet.
– Operate the charger only indoors, in dry
rooms.
– Operate the charger only within the speci‐
fied ambient temperature limits,
– Keep the charger out of the reach of chil‐
dren.
– Always plug the charger into a properly
installed electrical outlet matching the
voltage and electrical frequency stated on
the charger.
– If too many devices are connected to a
power strip, electrical components can be
overloaded during charging, leading to
overheating and fire. If using a power
strip, never exceed its total capacity.
– Do not operate a charger that has
received a sharp or heavy blow, has been
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tect it from rain, water, liq‐
uids and damp conditions.
Never insert a wet battery
or use a wet charger.
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dropped or is otherwise damaged in any
way.
– Do not attempt to repair, open or disas‐
semble the charger. There are no user-
serviceable parts inside.
■ To reduce the risk of electric shock or fire from
a short circuit:
– Make sure the battery and charger are
completely dry before starting the charg‐
ing process.
– Never bridge the contacts of the charger
with wires or other metallic objects.
– Do not insert any objects into the charg‐
er's cooling slots.
■ The charger heats up during the charging
process. To reduce the risk of fire:
– Do not operate on a combustible surface
(e.g., paper, cardboard, textiles) or in a
combustible environment.
– Allow the charger to cool down normally.
Do not cover it.
■ Chargers can produce sparks which may
ignite combustible gases, liquids, vapors,
dusts or other combustible materials. To
reduce the risk of fire and explosion:
– Do not operate in a location where com‐
bustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or
other combustible materials are present.
■ Using a damaged power supply cord or plug
may result in fire, electric shock and other per‐
sonal injury or property damage. To reduce
these risks:
– Check the charger's
– Have a damaged power supply cord
replaced by an authorized STIHL servic‐
ing dealer.
– Unplug the power supply cord from the
outlet when the charger is not in use.
– Never jerk the power supply cord to dis‐
connect it from the electrical outlet. To
unplug, grasp the plug, not the power sup‐
ply cord.
– Do not use the power supply cord for car‐
rying or hanging up the charger.
– Make sure the power supply cord is loca‐
ted or marked so that it will not be step‐
ped on, tripped over, come in contact with
sharp objects or moving parts, or other‐
wise be subjected to damage or stress.
■ An extension cord should not be used unless
absolutely necessary. Overloading an exten‐
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power supply cord and
plug regularly for damage.
If damaged, immediately
disconnect the plug from
the electrical outlet.
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