Charging & Battery Life - Cuisinart CSB-78 Instruction Booklet

CHARGING & BATTERY LIFE
Your Cuisinart Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender is
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equipped with nickel cadmium batteries. We have selected
these batteries to give you maximum life and long running
times, as well as rapid recharging times.
If you run your batteries down completely, it will take between
12 and 24 hours to completely recharge them. They will be over
50% charged after only 3 hours. Normally, you will not run them
down completely. The normal running time with a full charge
varies depending on what you are blending, but you can expect
up to 20 minutes. The maximum time for most mixing tasks is
up to 2 minutes.
CHARGING PROCEDURES
When brand new, the Cuisinart
Blender is not fully charged. Plug the charger handle into the
electrical socket and leave it plugged in for 24 hours to insure
maximum operating capability. For best performance, fully
discharge and recharge the battery 3 times before first use.
TO CHARGE
Detach charger handle from motor body. Turn charger handle
upside down. Using the thumb grip on the underside of the
charger handle, push down slightly and slide the plug as far as
it will go until it is fully exposed and extending from the handle
housing (see illustration). Plug the prongs into a wall outlet. The
batteries will begin charging. The charging light will be
illuminated.
CONTINUOUS CHARGING
The unit is designed so that the batteries may remain on
continuous charge. It is recommended that the Cuisinart
Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender charger be kept plugged
into a wall socket to charge, so that it will always be ready to
use. Leaving the unit on continuous charge is very inexpensive
in terms of the amount of electricity being used.
HOLDING THE CHARGE
The batteries will keep most of their charge even when not
plugged in. The batteries will lose approximately 20% of their
total charge per month, if they are not plugged in and charging.
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Cordless Rechargeable Hand
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Thumb Grip
Push thumb
grip out
SHORT RUN TIMES
If after repeated use the run time seems to get shorter and the
hand blender has less power, it may not be the result of a faulty
unit. This condition can be remedied by allowing the Cuisinart
Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender to run until it stops. Then
recharge the unit for 24 hours for a new charge. This procedure
improves the batteries' capacity. You may need to repeat this a
few times for the best results.
CHARGING LIGHT
The charging light on the tip of the handle glows when the unit
is charging. This light will be illuminated even when the batteries
are fully charged. If the unit does not function, make sure that
the charger handle is securely plugged into the outlet, and
check to see if the outlet is controlled by a wall switch. Also,
check for a blown house fuse. Note that if this light is on, the
charger is operating.
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