Festool T 12+3 Original Operating Manual page 15

T 12 + 3, T 15 + 3, T 18 + 3
GB
Charger
Li-ion 4,2 Ah, 80 %/100 %
Permitted operating temperature range
Temperature monitoring
Safety class
Battery Pack
Voltage
Capacity
Weight
* Speed specifications with fully charged battery pack.
** The maximum speed is reduced in the lower torque stages.
4 Machine features
[1-1] Buttons for releasing the battery pack
[1-2] Bit store
[1-3] On/Off switch
[1-4] Right/left switch
[1-5] LED lamp
[1-6] Gear switch
[1-7] Drilling symbol
[1-8] Screwdriving symbol
[1-9] Drilling/Fastening selector switch
[1-10] Capacity display
[1-11] Belt clip
[1-12] Torque thumbwheel
[2-1] Battery blanking plug
[3-1] LED-Display
[3-2] Cable holder
[3B] Wall mount
The specified illustrations appear at the beginning of
the Operating Instructions.
5 Intended use
Cordless drill suitable for
– drilling in metal, wood, plastic and similar materi-
als,
– inserting and tightening screws
– use with Festool batteries BPC and BPS of the
same voltage.
Charger TCL 3 suitable for
– charging Festool battery packs: BP, BPS and BPC
(NiMH, NiCd, li-ion are recognised automatically.)
– indoor use only.
The user is liable for improper or non-intend-
ed use; this also includes continuous industri-
al operation.
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BPC 12 Li BPC 15 Li
10,8 V 14,4 V
3,0 Ah 4,2 Ah
0,49 kg 0,58 kg
6 Operation
6.1 Charger cable holder[3-2]
Unwind the cable completely from the recess
before using the charger.
6.2 Changing the battery pack [2]
 Battery pack is ready for use immediately upon
delivery and can be charged at any time.
 When using NiMH or NiCd battery packs, the va-
cant opening can be closed with the blanking plug
[2-1].
The capacity display [1-10] automatically displays
the charge state of the battery pack [1-3] when the
ON/OFF switch is actuated:
(not NiCd- and NiMH-battery packs)
70 - 100 %
40 - 70 %
15 - 40 %
< 15 %
Recommendation: Charge bat-
tery pack before further use.
6.3 Charging the battery pack [3A]
The LED [3-1] on the charger indicates the respec-
tive operating status of the charger.
LED yellow - lit continuously
Charger is ready to use.
LED green - flashes quickly
Battery pack is charged to maxi-
mum capacity.
LED green - flashes slowly
Battery pack is charged with
reduced current. Li-ion is
charged to 80 %.
TCL 3
approx. 70/90 min.
-5 °C to + 45 °C
via NTC resistor
/II
BPC 18 Li
18 V
4,2 Ah
0,68 kg