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LED FUNCTION OF RIDGID NICKEL-CADMIUM CHARGERS
See Figure 6.
LED
INDICATOR
BATTERY
PACK
RED
LED
GREEN
LED
ACTION
Power Without battery pack ON OFF Ready to charge battery pack.
Evaluate Hot battery pack Flashing OFF
When battery pack reaches cooled
temperature, charger begins fast
charge mode.
Evaluate Cold battery pack Flashing OFF
When battery pack reaches warmed
temperature, charger begins fast
charge mode.
Evaluate Deeply discharged Flashing OFF
Charger pre-charges battery until
normal voltage is reached, then
begins fast charge mode.
Defective Defective Flashing Flashing Battery pack or charger is defective.
• If defective, try to repeat the conditions a second time by removing and reinstalling the battery
pack. If the LED status repeats a second time, try charging a different battery.
• If a different battery charges normally, dispose of the defective pack (see Maintenance section).
• If a different battery also indicates “Defective,” the charger may be defective.
Charging Fast charging ON Flashing See chart below for charge times.
Full Slow charging OFF ON
Fast charging is complete;
charger maintains charge mode.
OPERATION
BATTERY AVERAGE CHARGE TIME
COMPACT SERIES
18 min.
HC 27 min.
HC 2.5 34 min.