Craftsman 315.114540 Operator's Manual page 9

1/2 in., 18 volt cordless drill-driver variable speed / reversible
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WARNING:
Do not allow famUlahty with your drill-
dnver to make you careless.
Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to Inflict
severe injury.
BA'I-rERY PACK
The battery back for your tool has bean shipped in a low
charge condition to prevent possible problems. Therefore,
you should charge it until light on front of charger changes
from red to green.
Note: Batteries will not reach full charge the first time they
are charged, Allow several cycles (drilling followed by
recharging)
for them to become fully charged,
CHARGING
BATTERY
PACK
See Figure 1.
Charge bettew
back only with the charger provided.
Make sure power supply is normal household
voltage,
120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
Connect charger to power supply,
tSlace battery pack in charger aligning raised rib on
battery back with groove in charger. See Figure 1.
Press down on battery back to be sure contacts on
battery pack engage properly with contacts In charger,
Normally, the red LED on charger will come on, This
indicates
charger is in fast charging mode.
Red LED should remain on for appr_imately
1 hour
then the green LED will come on, Green LED on
Indicates battery pack Is fully charged and charger Is In
tnckle charge mode, Note: Green LED will remain on
until battery back Is removed from charger of charger
is disconnected from power supply,
If both yellow and green LED come on, this indicates a
deeply discharged
or defective battery pack.
Allow battery pack to remain in charger fol" 15 to 30
minutes. When battery pack reaches norn_l voltage
range, red LED should come on,
If red LED does not come on after 30 mlnotes, this
indicates a defective battery back and should be
replaced.
After normal usage, a minimum of 1 hour of charging
time is required to fully recharge
battew back,
The battery back will become slightly warm to the
touch while charging. This Is normal and does not
indicate a problem,
Do not place charger and battery pack In an area of
extreme heat or cold, It will work best at normal room
temperature.
Note: Charger and battery pack should be placed in a
location where the temperature
is more than 50°F but
less than 100°F,
When batteries become fully charged, unplug charger
from power supply and remove the battery pack.
LED FUNCTIONS
OF CHARGER
LED WILL
BE ON TO INDICATE
STATUS
OF
CHARGER
AND
BA'PFERY
PACK:
Red LED on = Fast charging mode.
Green LED on = Fully charged and in trickle charge
mode.
Green LED on = When battery pack is inserted into
charger, indicates hot battery pack or that battery pack
is out of or below normal temperature range.
Yellow and Green LEDs on = Deeply discharged or
defective battery pack.
No LED on = Defestlve charger or battery pack.
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CAUTION:
To prevent damage to battery pack,
remove battery back from charger Immediately
if no
LED comes on. Return battery back and charger to
your nearest Sears Service Center for checking
or
replacing. Also, if you are removing battery back from
charger and no LEDs are on, return both battery pack
and charger to your nearest Sears Sefvioe Center.
Do not insert another battery pack into charger. A
damaged charger may damage a battery pack.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
FOR RECHARGING
HOT BATTERY PACK
When using your drill-driver
continuously,
the batteries in
your battery back will become hot. You should let a hot
battery pack cool down for approximately
30 minutes
before attempting to recharge, When the battery pack
becomes discharged
and is hot, this will cause the green
LED to come on Instead of the red LED, After 30 minutes,
reinsert battery pack In charger. If green LED continues to
remain on, return battery back to your nearest Sears
Repair Center for checking or replacing,
Note: This situation only occurs when continuous
use of
your drill causes the batteries to become hot. It does not
occur under normal circumstances. Refer to "CHARGING
BATTERY
PACK" for normal recharging
of batteries. If
the charger does not charge your battery pack under
normal circumstances, return both the battery pack and
charger to your nearest Sears Repair Center for electrical
check.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
FOR RECHARGING
COOL BATTERY PACK
ff battery pack Is below normal temperature range, the
green LED on charger wilt come on. Allow battery back to
reach normal temperature, then the red LED wnl come on.
Note: Refer to "CHARGING
BATTERY
PACK" for
normal recharging of betterles.
If the charger does not
charge your battery back under normal circumstances,
return both the battery pack and charger to your nearest
Sears Rebalr Center for electrical check.

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