Craftsman CRAFTSMAN Owners Manual - Page 11

• When your battery pack becomes fully charged, the red light will turn OFF and the green light will turn ON. • A minimum charge time of 1-1/2 hours is required to recharge a completely discharged battery. • The battery pack will become slightly warm to the touch while charging. This is normal and does not indicate a problem. • Do not place charger in an area of extreme heat or cold. It will work best at normal room temperature. • When the batteries become fully charged, unplug your charger from power supply and remove the battery pack. LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER LED WILL BE LIGHTED TO INDICATE STATUS OF CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK: • Red LED Lighted = Fast Charging Mode. • Green LED Lighted = Fully Charged and Slow Charging to Maintain Battery Pack. • Red LED Flashing = Hot Or Deeply Discharged Battery Pack. Also Defective Battery Pack After1 Hour. • Yellow LED Lighted and Red LED Flashing = Defective Battery Pack. Figure 7: Indicator Lights A. Defective Battery Indicator Light B. Charging Indicator Light C. Ready Indicator Light IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RECHARGING HOT BATTERIES Under lengthy continuous use, the batteries in your battery pack will become hot. You should let a hot battery pack cool down for approximately 1 hour before attempting to recharge. When the battery pack becomes discharged and is hot, this will cause the red light on your battery charger to flash. When the battery pack cools down, red light will glow continuously indicating fast charging mode, 1 hour charge time. Once the battery pack cools down, it will recharge battery pack in fast charging mode as normal. 11