Proxxon WAS/A Manual página 17

6 Commissioning and operation
Charging the battery (Fig. 2 and 3)
Caution!
Before starting up, read the warning instruc-
tions and the labels attached to the charger and
the battery!
• Do not disassemble the battery or break the
housing! Electrolytes could leak out and
cause injuries! If electrolyte gets into your
eyes, rinse them with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately!
• Protect battery from overheating! Defects
could be the result.
• Never short-circuit the battery! Strong
currents could overheat the battery. Burns
or a defect could be the possible result.
When storing the batteries, ensure that the
electric contacts cannot establish a conduc-
tive connection.
• Do not put the battery in open fi re! The bat-
tery can explode.
• Never subject the battery to liquids!
Caution!
Please note that your Proxxon power tool may
only be operated with the appropriate Proxxon
battery and that the charger is to be used exclu-
sively for the charging of these batteries.
Furthermore, no other charger may be used
to charge the Proxxon battery: The respective
Proxxon components are optimally coordinated.
Please note: The device, battery and charge are
also separately available at retailers!
When delivered, the battery is partially char-
ged and must be charged completely before
commissioning the device. To do so, proceed
as follows:
1. Insert the plug of the charger.
2. Insert battery 1 in the charger 2 as shown in
Fig. 2.
3. The yellow light-emitting diode 3 signals the
charging process. When completed, the
green light-emitting diode 4 lights up.
4. Remove the completely charged battery from
the charger.
5. Insert battery 1 as shown in Fig. 3 in the
housing opening of the device until it enga-
ges.
To protect the battery from harmful total di-
scharge while in operation, the charge status
is permanently monitored electronically and the
device will switch off before it reaches the cri-
tical discharge condition. The battery will now
need to be recharged. Do not attempt to put the
device back into operation with a discharged
battery!
6. To charge, press the release buttons 2, pull
out the battery to the rear and carry out steps
1-5.
The charging process can be interrupted at
any time and continued without damage to the
battery.
Caution!
Drastically reduced operating times after the
charging process indicates that the battery
needs to be replaced!
If after inserting the battery into its designated
opening the light-emitting diode fl ashes instead
of glowing yellow continuously, the cause may
be a too high temperature, a defect, or the total
discharge of the battery.
• If the battery is too hot, the charging process
will start automatically after it cools down.
• If, on the other hand, the battery has a
normal temperature but is totally discharged,
the charger will check if it still draws power
or it if is already defective.
• If the battery can be recovered, the yellow
light-emitting diode will glow continuously
after some time, signalling the successful
charging process.
• If the yellow light-emitting diode fl ashes, the
battery is defective and needs to be disposed
of; see also "Note on disposal within the EU"
later on in these instructions.
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