Charging Battery Pack - Craftsman 973.111310 Owner's Manual

_1,
WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or
safety glasses with side shields when operating
tools. Failure to do so could result in objects
being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
,_ WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with your
drill-driver to make you careless, Remember that
a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to
inflict severe injury.
CHARGING BATTERY PACK
The battery pack for this tool has been shipped in a
low charge condition to prevent possible problems
Therefore, you should charge it at least 3 - 5 hours
prior to use.
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.
TO CHARGE
• Charge battery pack only with the charger
provided.
• Make sure power supply is normal house
voltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only,
• Connect charger to battery pack by inserting
charger plug into input jack, As shown in Figure t,
input jack is located on the back side of battery
pack.
• Note: Battery pack can remain on your drill or be
removed while charging. When battery pack is out
of the drill, be careful not to touch both terminals
with a metal object, Touching both terminals with a
metal object will short out the battery pack.
• Make sure charger plug and input jack are properly.
connected.
• Connect charger to power supply.
• The charge indicator light (LED), located on the
battery pack, will light up and glow when the
charger is properly connected to power supply. This
light indicates the charger is operating properly. It
will remain on until charger is disconnected from
power supply. The light only glows while your tool is
charging, not during use.
• After normal usage, 3 to 5 hours of charging time is
required to be fullycharged.
• The battery pack will become slightly warm to the touch
while charging This is normal and does not indic.atea
problem.
• Do not operate the tool while it is connected to the
charger. The driving ability will not increase.
• Do not place charger in an area of extreme heat or
cold. It will work best at normal room temperature,
• When batteries become fully charged, unplug
charger from power supply and disconnect it from
battery pack.