Battery Removal/Installation - Hitachi DS 14DL Handling Instructions Manual

APPLICATIONS
Driving and removing of machine screws, wood
screws, tapping screws, etc.
Drilling of various metals
Drilling of various woods

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
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Before using the driver drill, charge the battery as follows.
Table 1
Charge status Before
lamp (RED) charging
While
charging
Charging
complete
Charging
impossible
Overheat lamp Overheat
(GREEN) standby
NOTE: When standby for cooling battery, UC18YRL 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
BCL1415, BCL1430,
EBL1430, BCL1815,
EBM1830
Indications of the pilot lamp
Blinks Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
(RED) seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights Lights continuously
(RED)
Blinks
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
(RED)
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for 0.1
Flickers
seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
(RED)
Lights Lights continuously
(GREEN)
Temperatures at which the
battery can be recharged
0°C – 50°C
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. 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:
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.
(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
BCL1415, BCL1815
BCL1430, EBL1430, EBM1830
NOTE:
The charging time may vary according to temperature
and power source voltage.
English
Malfunction in the battery
or the charger
Battery overheated.
Unable to charge.
(Charging will commence
when battery cools)
UC18YRL
Approx. 20 min.
Approx. 45 min.
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