Battery Removal/Installation - Hitachi Koki DV 14DMR Handling Instructions Manual

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
Before using the impact driver drill, charge the battery as
follows.
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.
Before Blinks
charging (RED)
While Lights
charging (RED)
Charging Blinks
complete (RED)
Charging Flickers
impossible (RED)
Charging Lights
impossible (GREEN)
(2) Regarding the temperatures of the rechargeable
battery
The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as
shown in the table below, and batteries that have
become hot should be cooled for a while before
being recharged.
Table 2 Recharging ranges of batteries
Rechargeable batteries
EB14B, EB1424,
EB1820L, EB1824L
EB1426H, EB1430H,
EB1826HL, EB1830HL
(3) Regarding recharging time
Depending on the combination of the charger and
batteries, the charging time will become as shown in
Table 3.
CAUTION
3. Charging
(1) Pilot lamp indication
Table 1
Indications of the pilot lamp
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights continuously
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for 0.1
seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
Lights continuously
Table 3 Charging time (At 20°C)
Battery
EB14B
EB1820L
EB1424, EB1426H
EB1824L, EB1826HL
Temperatures at
which the battery
EB1430H
can be recharged
EB1830HL
–5°C – 60°C
NOTE
0°C – 45°C
4. Disconnect the charger's power cord from the
5. Hold the charger firmly and pull out the battery
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.
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).
The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in
Table 1, according to the condition of the charger or
the rechargeable battery.
Charger
UC14YFA
Approx. 50 min.
Approx. 60 min.
Approx. 70 min.
The charging time may vary according to temperature
and power source voltage.
receptacle
English
Malfunction in the battery
or the charger.
The battery temperature
is high, making recharg-
ing impossible.
UC24YFA
Approx. 50 min.
Approx. 60 min.
Approx. 70 min.
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