Dramm BP-4Li - Charger Safety and System Features; Battery Charger Safety Cautions; Automatic Battery Maintenance

–DC18RCisachargerexclusivelyusedforMakitabatteries.Donotuseitforotherpurposes.
–Whenthebatteryischargedrightaftertheuseorthebatteryleftforalongperiodoftimeina
placeexposedtodirectsunlightischarged,thechargingindicationredlampmayrepeatflashing.
Inthatcase,startchargingthebatteryaftercoolingdownbythecoolingfanbuiltinthecharger.-
whenthe chargingindicationredand greenlampsrepeatflashing inturnaftercharting the
chargingandelectricbuzzerbeepsforabout20seconds,thebatterycannotbechargeddueto
theendofthebatterylifeorclogging.
–Whenthebatteryiscontinuouslycharged,thechargingtimemaybeprolonged.
–Withtheautomaticmaintenancefunction,thechargingtimevariesdependingontheambient
temperature(10℃ to40℃)orthebatterycondition.
–If the followingcase occurs, the chargeror the batterymay bemalfunctioning.Pleasetakeboththe
chargerandthebatterytothedistributor.
× Whenthechargerplugisconnectedtothe120Vpowersupply,theindicationgreenlampdoesnot
flash.
× Whenthebatteryisinsertedinthecharger,theindicationredlampdoesnotturnonorflash.
× Chargingisnotcompletedaftermorethan1houraftertheindicationredlampturnson.(TheCoolingsystem)
–Non-rechargeablebatteriescannotbechargedwiththisbatterycharger.
–Donotchargethebatterycartridgeinpresenceofflammableliquidsorgases.
–Donotexposechargertorainorsnow.
–Nevercarrychargerbycordoryankittodisconnectfromreceptacle.
–Afterchargingorbeforeattemptinganymaintenanceorcleaning,unplugthechargerfromthepowersource.
Pullbyplugratherthancordwheneverdisconnectingcharger.
–Makesurecordislocatedsothatitwillnotbesteppedon,trippedover,orotherwisesubjectedtodamagedor
stress.
–Youngchildrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththebatterycharger.
–Donotattempttouseastep-uptransformer,anenginegeneratororDCpowerreceptacle.
–Donotallowanythingtocoverorclogthechargervents.
CAUTION
–Thisisasystemtoefficientlycoolthebatterywiththecoolingfanbuiltinthechargerinordertohavethe
batteryfullyexercise.Thefanmaysound,butitisnotbroken.
–Whensufficient cooling isnotconducteddue to malfunction of the coolingfanorthe clogged charger or
battery,theyellowlampflashestoindicatethecoolingsystemerror.Chargingcanbeperformedduringthe
coolingsystemerror,chargingtimemaybecomelonger.Inthiscase,checkiftheairventofthechargerand
thebatteryisblockedortheairblowingsoundisheard.
–Airblowingsoundmaynotbeheardduringcharging,butiftheyellowlampisnotflashing,thecoolingfan
isnotmalfunctioning.Chargingissometimesconductedwiththecoolingfanstopped.
–Donotblocktheairventofthechargerandthebattery.
–Iftheyellowlampfrequentlyflashes,contactusforinspectionorrepair.
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Cooling systems
–Theadvantageofthisfunctionistoperformoptimalchargingdependingonthebatteryusagestateso
thatthebatterylifeiskeptlong.
–Whenthefollowing1to4conditionoccurs,batterylifemaybereduced.Therefore,theyellowlampturns
onduringcharging,andchargingtimemaybeprolonged.
1.Repeatingchargingathottemperature
2.Repeatingchargingatlowtemperature
3.Repeatingchargingthefullychargedbattery
4.Repeatingoverdischarge (Overdischarge is a condition thattheunitisusedaftersprayingpower
becomesweak.)
Automatic maintenance function