10 Service and maintenance
WARNING
Risk of injury, electric shock
Always disconnect the battery pack from the
machine before any maintenance or care work!
All maintenance and repair work which requires
the motor housing to be opened, must only be
carried out by an authorised service workshop.
Customer service and repair only
through manufacturer or service
workshops: Please find the nearest
address at: www.festool.com/service
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Use only original Festool spare parts!
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Note the following information:
– Keep the ventilation slits on the machine free and
clean to ensure adequate cooling.
– Keep the contacts on the machine, charger and
battery pack clean.
Information on battery packs
– Store in a cool, dry place at a temperature be-
tween 5 °C and 25 °C.
– Protect battery packs from moisture, water and heat.
– Do not leave flat battery packs in a charger dis-
connected from the mains power supply for lon-
ger than one month. Danger of deep discharge!
– If you intend to store li-ion battery packs for lon-
ger periods without use, you should charge them
to 40 % capacity (approx. 15 min charging time).
11 Environment
Do not dispose of the device in house-
hold waste! Recycle devices, accesso-
ries and packaging. Observe applica-
ble national regulations.
EU only: In accordance with European
Directive on waste electrical and electronic equip-
ment and implementation in national law, used elec-
tric power tools must be collected separately and
handed in for environmentally friendly recycling.
Return used or faulty battery packs to your local spe-
cialist retailer, Festool after-sales service or nearest
public waste management facility (observe applicable
regulations). Batteries must be discharged on return.
Battery packs will then be recycled.
EU only: In accordance with the European Directive
on batteries and implementation in national law,
defective or used battery packs/batteries must be
collected separately and handed in for environmen-
tally friendly recycling.
Information on REACh: www.festool.com/reach
12 Transport
The lithium-ion batteries are subject to the require-
ments of the legislation on hazardous goods. A li-ion
battery pack alone falls below the applicable limit val-
ue and certified as per UN manual ST/SG/ AC.10/11/
rev. 3 part III, subsection 38.3. However, dangerous
goods regulations may apply when several battery
packs are transported For shipping by third parties
(e.g. air transport or freight forwarding company) spe-
cial requirements with regard to packaging and label-
ling must be observed.For the preparation of the pack-
age an expert on hazardous goods must be consulted.
Please observe any further national regulations.
Only return the battery pack if the housing is undam-
aged. Tape over the exposed contacts and wrap the bat-
tery pack so that it cannot move inside the packaging.
13 EU Declaration of Conformity
Cordless rotary hammer
BHC 18
Year of CE mark: 2013
We declare under sole responsibility that this product
complies with all the relevant requirements in the fol-
lowing Directives, standards and normative documents:
2006/42/EC, 2004/108/EC, 2011/65/EU, EN 60745-1, EN
60745-2-6, EN 55014-1, EN 55014-2.
Charger
TCL 3
Year of CE mark: 2012
We declare under sole responsibility that this product
complies with all the relevant requirements in the fol-
lowing Directives, standards and normative documents:
2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EU, EN 60335-1, EN
60335-2-29, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61204-3.
Festool GmbH
Wertstr. 20, D-73240 Wendlingen, Germany
Dr. Johannes Steimel
Head of Research, Development and Technical
Documentation
2013-10-08
BHC 18
GB
Serial no.
499818
Serial no.
10002345, 10004911
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