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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
BATTERY CHARGERS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS: 4HISåMANUALåCONTAINSå
IMPORTANTåSAFETYåINSTRUCTIONSåFORåBATTERYåCHARGERS
sååååå"EFOREåUSINGåCHARGERåREADåALLåINSTRUCTIONSåANDå
CAUTIONARYåMARKINGSåONåCHARGERåBATTERYåPACKåANDå
PRODUCTåUSINGåBATTERYåPACK
WARNING: Shock hazard.å$OåNOTåALLOWåANYåLIQUIDå
TOåGETåINSIDEåCHARGERå
CAUTION: Burn hazard. 4OåREDUCEåTHEåRISKåOFå
INJURYåCHARGEåONLYåDESIGNATEDå
PORTER-CABLEåBATTERIESå
/THERåTYPESåOFåBATTERIESåMAYåBURSTåCAUSINGåPERSONALåINJURYå
ANDåDAMAGE
CAUTION: 5NDERåCERTAINåCONDITIONSåWITHåTHEåCHARGERå
PLUGGEDåINåTOåTHEåPOWERåSUPPLYåTHEåCHARGERåCANåBEåSHORTEDå
BYåFOREIGNåMATERIALå&OREIGNåMATERIALSåOFåAåCONDUCTIVEåNATUREå
SUCHåASåBUTåNOTåLIMITEDåTOåSTEELåWOOLåALUMINUMåFOILåORåANYå
BUILDUPåOFåMETALLICåPARTICLESåSHOULDåBEåKEPTåAWAYåFROMå
CHARGERåCAVITIESå!LWAYSåUNPLUGåTHEåCHARGERåFROMåTHEåPOWERå
SUPPLYåWHENåTHEREåISåNOåBATTERYåPACKåINåTHEåCAVITYå5NPLUGå
CHARGERåBEFOREåATTEMPTINGåTOåCLEAN
såååååDO NOT attempt to charge the battery pack with
any chargers other than the ones in this manual.å
4HEåCHARGERåANDåBATTERYåPACKåAREåSPECIFICALLYåDESIGNEDå
TOåWORKåTOGETHER
såååååThese chargers are not intended for any uses
other than charging designated PORTER-CABLE
rechargeable batteries.å!NYåOTHERåUSESåMAYåRESULTåINå
RISKåOFåFIREåELECTRICåSHOCKåORåELECTROCUTION
såååååDo not expose charger to rain or snow.
såååååPull by plug rather than cord when disconnecting
charger.å4HISåWILLåREDUCEåRISKåOFåDAMAGEåTOåELECTRICå
PLUGåANDåCORD
såååååMake sure that cord is located so that it will not
be stepped on, tripped over, or otherwise
subjected to damage or stress.
såååååDo not use an extension cord unless it is
absolutely necessary.å5SEåOFåIMPROPERåEXTENSIONå
CORDåCOULDåRESULTåINåRISKåOFåFIREåELECTRICåSHOCKåORå
ELECTROCUTION
såååååAn extension cord must have adequate wire size
(AWG or American Wire Gauge) for safety.å4HEå
SMALLERåTHEåGAUGEåNUMBERåOFåTHEåWIREåTHEåGREATERåTHEå
CAPACITYåOFåTHEåCABLEåTHATåISååGAUGEåHASåMOREå
CAPACITYåTHANååGAUGEå7HENåUSINGåMOREåTHANåONEå
EXTENSIONåTOåMAKEåUPåTHEåTOTALåLENGTHåBEåSUREåEACHå
INDIVIDUALåEXTENSIONåCONTAINSåATåLEASTåTHEåMINIMUMåWIREå
SIZE
såååååDo not place any object on top of charger or
place the charger on a soft surface that might
block the ventilation slots and result in excessive
internal heat. Place the charger in a position
away from any heat source.4HEåCHARGERåISå
VENTILATEDåTHROUGHåSLOTSåINåTHEåTOPåANDåTHEåBOTTOMåOFåTHEå
HOUSING
såååååDo not mount charger on wall or permanently
affix charger to any surface. 4HEåCHARGERåISå
INTENDEDåTOåUSEåONåAåFLATåSTABLEåSURFACEåIEåTABLEåTOPå
BENCHåTOP
såååååDo not operate charger with damaged cord or
plug -- HAVEåTHEMåREPLACEDåIMMEDIATELY
såååååDo not operate charger if it has received a sharp
blow, been dropped, or otherwise damaged in
any way.å4AKEåITåTOåANåAUTHORIZEDåSERVICEåCENTER
såååååDo not disassemble charger;åTAKEåITåTOåANå
AUTHORIZEDåSERVICEåCENTERåWHENåSERVICEåORåREPAIRåISå
REQUIREDå)NCORRECTåREASSEMBLYåMAYåRESULTåINåAåRISKåOFå
ELECTRICåSHOCKåELECTROCUTIONåORåFIRE
såååååDisconnect the charger from the outlet before
attempting any cleaning.å4HISåWILLåREDUCEåTHEåRISKåOFå
ELECTRICåSHOCKå2EMOVINGåTHEåBATTERYåPACKåWILLåNOTå
REDUCEåTHISåRISK
såååååNEVER attempt to connect 2 chargers together.
såååååThe charger is designed to operate on standard
household electrical power (230 Volts). Do not
attempt to use it on any other voltage.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION FOR
BATTERY PACKS
WARNING: &ORåSAFEåOPERATIONåREADåTHISåMANUALåANDå
MANUALSåORIGINALLYåSUPPLIEDåWITHåTOOLåBEFOREåUSINGåTHEå
CHARGER
4HEåBATTERYåPACKåISåNOTåFULLYåCHARGEDåOUTåOFåTHEåCARTONå
"EFOREåUSINGåTHEåBATTERYåPACKåANDåCHARGERåREADåTHEåSAFETYå
INSTRUCTIONSåBELOWå4HENåFOLLOWåCHARGINGåPROCEDURESå
OUTLINED
såååååDo not incinerate the battery pack even if it is
severely damaged or is completely worn out. 4HEå
BATTERYåPACKåCANåEXPLODEåINåAåFIREå4OXICåFUMESåANDå
MATERIALSåAREåCREATEDåWHENå,))/.åBATTERYåPACKSåAREå
BURNED
såååååDo not charge or use battery in explosive
atmospheres, such as in the presence of
flammable liquids, gases or dust.å)NSERTINGåORå
REMOVINGåTHEåBATTERYåFROMåTHEåCHARGERåMAYåIGNITEåTHEå
DUSTåORåFUMES
såååååIf battery contents come into contact with the
skin, immediately wash area with mild soap and
water.å)FåBATTERYåLIQUIDåGETSåINTOåTHEåEYEåRINSEåWATERå
OVERåTHEåOPENåEYEåFORååMINUTESåORåUNTILåIRRITATIONå
CEASESå)FåMEDICALåATTENTIONåISåNEEDEDåTHEåBATTERYå
ELECTROLYTEåFORå,))/.åBATTERIESåISåCOMPOSEDåOFåAå
MIXTUREåOFåLIQUIDåORGANICåCARBONATESåANDåLITHIUMåSALTSå
&ORå.)#$åBATTERIESåITåISåAåååSOLUTIONåOFå