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18V Cordless Drill/Driver
Operator’s Manual GCD18BK
•Donotchargebatterypackwhentemperatureisbelow50degreesF(10degrees
C)orabove104degreesF(40degreesC).Storetoolandbatterypackinalocationwhere
temperaturewillnotexceed122degreesF(50degreeC).Thisisimportanttopreventserious
damagetothebatterycells.
•Placechargeronatnon-ammablesurfaceandawayfromammable
materialswhenre-chargingthebatterypack.
•Toreduceriskofelectricshock,unplugchargerfromoutletbeforeattemptingany
maintenanceorcleaning.
•Ifoperatingtimehasbecomeexcessivelyshorter,stopoperating
immediately.Itmayresultinariskofoverheating,possibleburnsandevenanexplosion.
•Batteryleakagemayoccurunderextremeusageortemperatureconditions.Avoid
contactwithskinandeyes.Ifliquidcomesincontactwithyourskin,washimmediatelywithsoap
andwater.Ifliquidgetsintoyoureyes,washthemoutwithclearwaterforatleast10minutes,and
thenseekmedicalattentionrightaway.
•Donotattempttouseastep-uptransformer,anenginegeneratororDCpower
receptacle.
•Donotshortthebatterypack.Donottouchtheterminalwithanyconductivematerial.
Avoidstoringbatterypackinacontainerwithothermetalobjectssuchasnails,coins,etc.Always
protectthebatteryterminalswhenbatterypackisnotused.
•Donotchargebatterypackinsideaboxorcontainerofanykind.The
batterymustbeplacedinawellventilatedareaduringcharging.
•Donotallowanythingtocoverorclogthechargervents.
•Donotincineratethebatterypackevenifitisseverelydamagedoriscompletely
wornout.Thebatterypackcanexplodeinare.
•DisconnectChargerfromthepowersourcewhennotinuse.Thiswill
reducetherisktoelectricshockordamagetothechargerifmetalpiecesshouldfallintothe
opening.Italsowillhelppreventdamagetothechargerduringapowersurge.
WARNING: Abatteryshortcancausealargecurrentow,overheating,
possible burns and even a breakdown.
WARNING: 120 volts are present at charging terminals, do not probe
with conductive objects. Electric shock or electrocution may result. Do not
allow any liquid to get inside charger. Electric shock may result.
WARNING: This product comes with the battery installed internally. You
are not allowed to install or remove the battery from the product.
IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION: DISPOSING THE
BATTERY PACK
• YourbatteriesareNickel-Cadmium rechargeablebatteries.CertainLocal,Stateand
Federallawsprohibitdisposalofthesebatteriesinordinarytrash.
• Consultyourlocalwasteauthoritiesforyourdisposal/recyclingoptions.
• MoreinformationregardingbatterydisposalinU.S.andCanadaisavailableat;
http://www.rbrc.org/index.html,orbycalling1-800-822-8837(1-800-8BATTERY).