6
Operation
WARNING
Unauthorised voltage or frequency!
Risk of accident
The mains voltage and the frequency of
the power source must correspond with
the specifications on the machine's name
plate.
In North America, only Festool machines
with the voltage specifications 120 V/60
Hz may be used.
6.1
Charger cable holder[1-3]
Unwind the cable completely from the
recess before using the charger.
6.2
Changing the battery pack [2]
Removing the battery pack[2 B]
Inserting the battery pack [2 A]
6.3
Charging the battery pack [1]
If a warm NiMH battery pack (> 37 °C) is in-
serted, the pack is charged with a reduced
charging current and will take longer to
charge.
The LED [1-2] on the charger indicates the
respective operating status of the charger.
LED yellow - lit continuously
Charger is ready to use.
LED green - flashing quickly
Battery pack is charged to
maximum capacity.
LED green - flashing slowly
Battery pack is charged with
reduced current. LiIon is
charged to 80 %.
LED green - lit continu-
ously
Charging is complete or is not
restarted as current charge
status is greater than 80%.
LED red - flashing
General fault display, e.g.
incomplete contact, short cir-
cuit, defective battery pack,
etc.
LED red - lit continuously
Battery temperature is out-
side the permitted range.
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Service and maintenance
Observe the following instructions:
– Keep the contacts on the machine, charger
and battery pack clean.
Customer service and repair
only through manufacturer or
service workshops: Please find
the nearest address at:
www.festool.com/Service
Use only original Festool spare
EKAT
4
parts! Order No. at:
www.festool.com/Service
5
3
2
1
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Environment
Do not dispose of the device in
household waste! Recycle de-
vices, accessories and packaging.
Observe applicable country-spe-
cific regulations.
EU only: European Directive 2002/96/EC
stipulates that used electric power tools must
be collected separately and disposed of at an
environmentally responsible recycling centre.
Information on REACh:
www.festool.com/reach
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EU Declaration of Conformity
Charger
TCL 3
Year of CE mark: 2012
We declare under sole responsibility that this
product complies with the following direc-
tives and standards:
2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EU (af-
ter 03.01.2013), EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2-
29, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN
61204-3.
Festool Group GmbH & Co. KG
Wertstr. 20, D-73240 Wendlingen, Germany
Dr. Johannes Steimel
Head of Research, Development and Techni-
cal Documentation
03.04.2012
GB
TCL 3
Serial no.
10002345
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