Hitachi WF 14DSL Handling Instructions Manual page 10

Before
charging
While
charging
Charging
Pilot lamp
complete
(red)
Charging
impossible
Overheat
standby
NOTE: When standby for cooling battery, UC18YFSL cools the overheated battery by cooling fan.
Before
charging
While
charging
Charge
indicator
lamp
(red / blue /
Charging
green /
complete
purple)
Overheat
standby
Charging
impossible
NOTE: When standby for cooling battery, UC18YSL3 cools the overheated battery by cooling fan.
(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
Rechargeable batteries
BSL1430, BSL1440,
BSL1450, BSL1830,
BSL1840, BSL1850,
BSL1860
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Indications of the pilot lamp
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light
for 0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Blinks
Lights continuously
Lights
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light
for 0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Blinks
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light
for 0.1 seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
Flickers
Lights for 1 seconds. Does not light for
0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Blinks
Indications of the charge indicator lamp
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light
Blinks
for 0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
(red)
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light
Blinks
for 1 second. (off for 1 second)
(blue)
Lights for 1 second. Does not light
Blinks
for 0.5 seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
(blue)
Lights Lights continuously
(blue)
Lights continuously
Lights
(green) (Continuous buzzer sound: about 6
seconds)
Lights for 0.3 seconds. Does not light
Blinks
for 0.3 seconds. (off for 0.3 seconds)
(red)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light
for 0.1 seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
Flickers
(purple)
(Intermittent buzzer sound: about
2 seconds)
Temperatures at which the
battery can be recharged
0°C – 50°C (UC18YFSL)
-10°C – 50°C (UC18YSL3)
Table 1-a
Table 1-b
(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)
Charger
Battery
BSL1430, BSL1830
BSL1440, BSL1840
BSL1450, BSL1850
BSL1860
NOTE
The recharging time may vary according to the ambient
temperature and power source voltage.
Malfunction in the battery or the
charger
Battery overheated.
Unable to charge. (Charging will
commence when battery cools)
Plugged into power source
Battery capacity at less than 50%
Battery capacity at less than 80%
Battery capacity at more than 80%
Battery overheated. Unable to
charge. (Charging will commence
when battery cools)
Malfunction in the battery or the
charger
UC18YFSL
Approx. 45 min. Approx. 20 min.
Approx. 60 min. Approx. 26 min.
Approx. 75 min. Approx. 32 min.
Approx. 90 min. Approx. 38 min.
UC18YSL3