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Cat. No. 23-410
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Ni-Cd and Nickel Metal Hydride
/
Rechargeable Battery
Pulse Charger
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23-410.fm Page 2 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack Ni-Cd and Nickel Met- Red LED Indicator — shows 9V battery al Hydride Rechargeable Battery Pulse charging status. Charger lets you quickly charge five dif- ferent sizes of standard nickel-cadmium Liquid Crystal Display — shows AAA, (Ni-Cd) or nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) AA, C, or D-size battery charging status. batteries. The charger’s four battery chambers let you charge up to four batteries of the WARNING: To reduc
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23-410.fm Page 3 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do not disassemble the charger. SAVE THESE Have it serviced or repaired by qual- INSTRUCTIONS ified service personnel only. Incor- rect assembly can result in a risk of This manual contains important safety electric shock or fire. and operating instructions for your charger. • To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the charger from the outlet Before you use the battery charger, read before attempting any maintenance
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23-410.fm Page 4 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM OPERATION CHARGING HINTS Amount of The bars illus- Charge trate the charging To see what is happening while your process and scan charger is charging AAA, AA, C, or D- inside the amount- of-charge symbol size batteries, watch for these symbols (except during top- to appear on the charger’s display. off/trickle charg- ing). The more Load Reminds you to bars that appear load batteries. while a battery is being analyzed, the Numeric Dig
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23-410.fm Page 5 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM CONNECTING POWER CHECKING 1.2V BATTERIES Before connecting power, remove all batteries from the charger. Insert the You can use this charger to check the supplied adapter’s barrel plug into the charge in a 1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH battery. DC 12V 500 mA jack on the back of the (You cannot use this function to check charger. Then plug the other end of the the voltage of a 9V battery.) adapter into a standard AC outlet. 00 appears and flashes on the di
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23-410.fm Page 6 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM • If the battery is unsuitable for charging, appears on the dis- play. Do not attempt to charge a bad battery. At the end of a nickel- cadmium or nickel-metal hydride battery’s useful life, it must be Insert Charging recycled or disposed of properly. Time Graph Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste manage- ment authorities for information on recycling or disposal programs in your area. Some options that might be available are: mu
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23-410.fm Page 7 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM Caution: All batteries loaded into of full capacity. The bars inside the the charger’s chambers must be of amount-of-charge symbol scan the same size and type. upward. 2. Close the cover. disappears. The charger then enters the top-off charging mode to top off the remain- First, the charger checks the batter- ing 10–20% of battery capacity. ies’ condition. Then, if the batteries and and the top bar inside the are more than 60% discharged, the
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23-410.fm Page 8 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM Note: The charger can activate or revi- Notes: talize some chemically dormant batter- • The cover does not need to be ies. If you have new batteries (or closed to charge the 9V battery. batteries that have not been used for a long time) that cannot be fully charged • You can charge up to 4 AA or (charged to more than 60% of battery AAA batteries, or 2 C or D batter- capacity) singly, recharge them three or ies at the same time as you four at a t
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23-410.fm Page 9 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack Ni-Cd and Nickel Metal Hydride Rechargeable Battery Pulse Charger is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges- tions will help you care for your charger so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the charger dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids can contain minerals that corrode electronic circuits. Use and store the charger only in normal temperature environments. Tempe
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23-410.fm Page 10 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM SPECIFICATIONS Number of Channels for 1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Batteries ............................................... 4 Number of Channels for a 9V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Battery .................................................. 1 Input Power Rating ............................................................. DC 12 V, 500 mA, 6.0 VA Output Power Rating ...................................................... DC 2.0 V, 2.0 A max. 4.0 VA DC 10.5 V, 25.0mA max. 0
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23-410.fm Page 11 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM NOTES 11
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23-410.fm Page 12 Friday, August 6, 1999 2:54 PM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
