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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES (sold separately)
Battery
Optional accessories are subject to change without notice.
APPLICATIONS
Driving and removing of machine screws, wood
screws, tapping screws, etc.
Drilling of various metals
Drilling of various woods
BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
1. Battery removal
Hold the handle tightly and push the battery latch to
remove the battery (See Fig. 1).
CAUTION:
Never short-circuit the battery.
(BSL1430)
(BSL1415X)
(BSL1830)
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
Before
charging
While
charging
Blinks
Lights
The
pilot
lamp
lights or
blinks in
red.
Charging
complete
Charging
impossible
Blinks
Flickers
Lights
Malfunction in the
battery or the charger
Battery overheated.
Unable to charge.
(Charging will commence
when battery cools)
The
pilot lamp
lights in
green.
Overheat
standby
2. Battery installation
Insert the battery while observing its polarities (See Fig.
2).
CHARGING
Before using the driver drill, charge the battery as follows.
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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 until the line
is visible, as shown in Fig. 3,4 .
3. Charging
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)
(1) Pilot lamp indication
The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in
Table 1, according to the condition of the charger or
the rechargeable battery.
(2) Regarding the temperatures of the rechargeable
battery
The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as
shown in Table 2, and batteries that have become
hot should be cooled for a while before being
recharged.
Table 2 Recharging ranges of batteries
Temperatures at
Rechargeable batteries
which the battery
can be recharged
BSL1430, BSL1415X,
0°C – 50°C
BSL1830, BSL1815X
(3) Regarding recharging time
Depending on the combination of the charger and
batteries, the charging time will become as shown in
Table 3.
Table 3 Charging time (At 20°C)
NOTE:
The charging time may vary according to temperature
and power source voltage.
Charger
UC18YRSL
UC18YGSL
Battery
BSL1430, BSL1830
Approx.45 min.
Approx.90 min.
BSL1415X, BSL1815X
Approx.20 min.
Approx.40 min.
(BSL1815X)