Electrical Safety - Black & Decker GTC36552PC Instructions

Chargers
Your charger has been designed for a specific voltage.
Always check that the mains voltage corresponds to the
voltage on the rating plate.
Warning! Never attempt to replace the charger unit with a
regular mains plug.
Use your BLACK+DECKER charger only to charge the
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battery in the appliance/tool with which it was supplied.
Other batteries could burst, causing personal injury and
damage.
Never attempt to charge non-rechargeable batteries.
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If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
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manufacturer or an authorised BLACK+DECKER Service
Centre in order to avoid a hazard.
Do not expose the charger to water.
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Do not open the charger.
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Do not probe the charger.
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The appliance/tool/battery must be placed in a well
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ventilated area when charging.
The charger is intended for indoor use only.
Read the instruction manual before use.

Electrical safety

Your charger is double insulated; therefore no
earth wire is required. Always check that the
mains voltage corresponds to the voltage on the
rating plate. Never attempt to replace the charger
unit with a regular mains plug.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
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manufacturer or an authorised BLACK+DECKER Service
Centre in order to avoid a hazard.
Features
This tool includes some or all of the following features.
1. Trigger switch
2. Lock-off button
3. Handle
4. POWERCOMMAND button
5. Blade guard
6. Dual switch bail handle
7. Blade
8. Battery
Charging the battery (Fig. A) (no battery or charger
supplied with GTC3655PCLB)
The battery needs to be charged before first use and
whenever it fails to produce sufficient power on jobs that were
easily done before.
The battery may become warm while charging; this is normal
(Original instructions)
and does not indicate a problem.
Warning! Do not charge the battery at ambient temperatures
below 10 °C or above 40 °C. Recommended charging tem-
perature: approx. 24 °C.
Note: The charger will not charge a battery if the cell tempera-
ture is below approximately 10 °C or above 40 °C.
The battery should be left in the charger and the charger
will begin to charge automatically when the cell temperature
warms up or cools down.
Plug the charger into an appropriate outlet before inserting
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the battery pack.
Insert the battery pack into the charger.
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The green LED will flash indicating that the battery is being
charged.
The completion of charge is indicated by the green LED
remaining on continuously. The pack is fully charged and
may be used at this time or left in the charger
Warning!
Recharge discharged batteries as soon as pos-
sible after use or battery life may be greatly diminished.
Charger diagnostics
This charger is designed to detect certain problems that can
arise with the battery packs or the power source. Problems
are indicated by one LED flashing in different patterns.
Bad Battery
The charger can detect a weak or damaged battery. The
red LED flashes in the pattern indicated on the label. If you
see this bad battery blink pattern, do not continue to charge
the battery. Return it to a service centre or a collection site
for recycling
Hot/Cold Pack Delay
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