Hitachi ET 18DM Battery Charger User Manual


 
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Lamp indications Meaning
Lights
Charging time
Lights red continuously
Charging complete
30 minutes in about 30 minutes
Charging time Lights
Lights
Charging complete in
20 minutes orange
continuously
about 20 minutes
Charging time
Lights
Charging complete
5 minutes
Lights green continuously
in about 5 minutes
Cannot charge
Lights 0.3 because battery
High temp
Flashes red
seconds/ temperature is high.
standby off 0.3 seconds (Charging begins
automatically when
temperature drops.)
Flashes red
Lights 0.5 Using power source
Charging
/orange
seconds/off 0.5 output. (After power
standby
/green
seconds
source output, charging
begins automatically.)
Lights 0.5
Before
Flashes red
seconds/off 0.5 Plugged into
charging seconds power source.
Charging status
After charging is
lamp (red/
Charging
Lights green
Lights
complete, battery
orange/green)
complete
continuously
activation (trickle
charge) begins.
Lights 0.1
Charging Flickers seconds/off 0.1 Malfunction in the
impossible orange seconds battery or the charger.
Table 2 Lamp Indications
Regarding the temperature of the rechargeable battery.
The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as shown in the table below, and
batteries that have become hot should be cooled for a while before being recharged.
Table 3
Rechargeable batteries
EB9S, EB9B, EB12S, EB12B,
EB1220BL, EB14B, EB18B,
EB1820, EB1820L
EB1830H, EB1830HL
Temperatures at which the battery can be recharged
5°C 60°C
5°C 55°C
Charging time
lamp (red/
orange/green)