DeWalt DCS691 - Storage Recommendations

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Storage Recommendations
1. The best storage place is one that is cool and dry away from
direct sunlight and excessive heat or cold. For optimum
battery performance and life, store battery packs at room
temperature when not inuse.
2. For long storage, it is recommended to store a fully charged
battery pack in a cool, dry place out of the charger for
optimalresults.
NOTE: Battery packs should not be stored completely
depleted of charge. The battery pack will need to be recharged
beforeuse.
Labels on Charger and Battery Pack
In addition to the pictographs used in this manual, the
labels on the charger and the battery pack may show the
followingpictographs:
L
Read instruction manual beforeuse.
p
Refer to Technical Data for chargingtime.
q
Do not probe with conductiveobjects.
r
Do not charge damaged batterypacks.
s
Do not expose towater.
t
Have defective cords replacedimmediately.
u
Charge only between 4˚C and 40˚C.
v
Only for indooruse.
x
Discard the battery pack with due care for
theenvironment.
y
Charge battery packs only with designated DeWALT
chargers. Charging battery packs other than the
designated DeWALT batteries with a DeWALT
charger may make them burst or lead to other
dangeroussituations.
z
Do not incinerate the batterypack.
B
USE (without transport cap). Example: Wh rating
indicates 108Wh (1battery with 108Wh).
A
TRANSPORT (with built‑in transport cap). Example: Wh
rating indicates 3x 36Wh (3batteries of 36Wh).
Goods; International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous
Goods Regulations; International Maritime Dangerous Goods
(IMDG) Regulations; and the European Agreement Concerning
The International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
(ADR). Lithium‑ion cells and batteries have been tested to
section 38.3of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods Manual of Tests andCriteria.
In most instances, shipping a DeWALT battery pack will
be excepted from being classified as a fully regulated
Class9Hazardous Material. In general, only shipments
containing a lithium‑ion battery with an energy rating greater
than 100Watt Hours (Wh) will require being shipped as
fully regulated Class9. All lithium‑ion batteries have the Wh
rating marked on the pack. Furthermore, due to regulation
complexities, DeWALT does not recommend air shipping
lithium‑ion battery packs alone regardless of Wh rating.
Shipments of tools with batteries (combo kits) can be air
shipped as excepted if the Wh rating of the battery pack is no
greater than 100Wh.
Regardless of whether a shipment is considered excepted
or fully regulated, it is the shipper's responsibility to consult
the latest regulations for packaging, labeling/marking and
documentationrequirements.
The information provided in this section of the manual is
provided in good faith and believed to be accurate at the time
the document was created. However, no warranty, expressed or
implied, is given. It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure that its
activities comply with the applicableregulations.
Transporting the FLEXVOLT
TM
Battery
The DeWALT FLEXVOLT
®
battery has two modes: Use
andTransport.
Use Mode: When the FLEXVOLT
TM
battery stands alone or is in
a DeWALT 18V product, it will operate as an 18V battery. When
the FLEXVOLT
TM
battery is in a 54V or a 108V (two 54V batteries)
product, it will operate as a 54Vbattery.
Transport Mode: When the cap is attached to the FLEXVOLT
TM
battery, the battery is in Transport mode. Keep the cap
forshipping.
When in Transport mode, strings
of cells are electrically
disconnected within the pack,
resulting in 3batteries with a
lower Watt hour (Wh) rating as compared to 1battery with a
higher Watt hour rating. This increased quantity of 3batteries
with the lower Watt hour rating can exempt the pack from
certain shipping regulations that are imposed upon the higher
Watt hour batteries.
For example, the Transport
Wh rating might indicate
3x36Wh, meaning
3batteries of 36Wh each.
The Use Wh rating might
indicate 108Wh (1batteryimplied).
Example of Use and Transport Label Marking