Hitachi ET 18DM Safety And Instruction Manual page 10

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Charging time
lamp (red/
orange/green)
Charging status
lamp (red/
orange/green)
Regarding the temperature 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.
Rechargeable batteries
EB9S, EB9B, EB12S, EB12B,
EB1220BL, EB14B, EB18B,
EB1820, EB1820L
EB1830H, EB1830HL
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Table 2 Lamp Indications
Lamp indications
Charging time
Lights red
30 minutes
Charging time
20 minutes
Charging time
Lights green
5 minutes
High temp
Flashes red
standby
Flashes red
Charging
standby
Before
Flashes red
charging
Charging
Lights green
complete
Charging
impossible
Temperatures at which the battery can be recharged
–5°C — 60°C
–5°C — 55°C
Lights
continuously
Lights
Lights
continuously
orange
Lights
continuously
Lights 0.3
seconds/
off 0.3 seconds
Lights 0.5
seconds/off 0.5
/orange
seconds
/green
Lights 0.5
seconds/off 0.5
seconds
Lights
continuously
Lights 0.1
Flickers seconds/off 0.1
orange seconds
Table 3
Meaning
Charging complete
in about 30 minutes
Charging complete in
about 20 minutes
Charging complete
in about 5 minutes
Cannot charge
because battery
temperature is high.
(Charging begins
automatically when
temperature drops.)
Using power source
output. (After power
source output, charging
begins automatically.)
Plugged into
power source.
After charging is
complete, battery
activation (trickle
charge) begins.
Malfunction in the
battery or the charger.