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A battery short can cause a large current
o, overheating, possible burns and even a
breakdown.
6 . Do not store the tool and battery cartridge in
locations where the temperature may reach or
exceed 50 ° C ( 122 ° F) .
7. Do not incinerate the battery cartridge even if
it is severely damaged or is completely worn
out. The battery cartridge can explode in a re.
8 . Be careful not to drop or strike battery.
9 . Do not use a damaged battery.
1 0. The contained lithium-ion batteries are subject
to the Dangerous Goods Legislation require-
ments.
F or c ommerc ial transports e.g. by th ird parties,
f orw ard ing agents, spec ial req uirement on pac k-
aging and labeling must be observ ed .
F or preparation of th e item being sh ipped , c onsult-
ing an ex pert f or h az ard ous material is req uired .
P lease also observ e possibly more d etailed
national regulations.
T ape or mask of f open c ontac ts and pac k up th e
battery in suc h a manner th at it c annot mov e
around in th e pac kaging.
1 1 . When disposing the battery cartridge, remove
it from the tool and dispose of it in a safe
place. Follow your local regulations relating to
disposal of battery.
1 2. Use the batteries only with the products
specied by Makita. I nstalling th e batteries to
non-compliant products may result in a re, exces-
siv e h eat, ex plosion, or leak of elec troly te.
1 3. If the tool is not used for a long period of time,
the battery must be removed from the tool.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
CAUTION: Only use genuine Makita batteries.
U se of non-genuine Makita batteries, or batteries th at
h av e been altered , may result in th e battery bursting
causing res, personal injury and damage. It will
also v oid th e Makita w arranty f or th e Makita tool and
c h arger.
Tips for maintaining maximum
battery life
1 . Charge the battery cartridge before completely
discharged. Always stop tool operation and
charge the battery cartridge when you notice
less tool power.
2. Never recharge a fully charged battery car-
tridge. Overcharging shortens the battery
service life.
3. Charge the battery cartridge with room tem-
perature at 10 ° C - 40 ° C ( 50 ° F - 104 ° F) . Let
a hot battery cartridge cool down before
charging it.
4 . Charge the battery cartridge if you do not use
it for a long period ( more than six months) .
FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before adjusting or checking function on the tool.
Installing or removing battery
cartridge
CAUTION: Always switch off the tool before
installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION: Hold the tool and the battery car-
tridge rmly hen installing or removing battery
cartridge. F ailure to h old th e tool and th e battery
cartridge rmly may cause them to slip off your hands
and result in d amage to th e tool and battery c artrid ge
and a personal injury.
Fig.1: 1. R ed ind ic ator 2. Button 3. Battery c artrid ge
T o remov e th e battery c artrid ge, slid e it f rom th e tool
w h ile slid ing th e button on th e f ront of th e c artrid ge.
T o install th e battery c artrid ge, align th e tongue on th e
battery c artrid ge w ith th e groov e in th e h ousing and slip
it into plac e. I nsert it all th e w ay until it loc ks in plac e
w ith a little c lic k. I f y ou c an see th e red ind ic ator on th e
upper sid e of th e button, it is not loc ked c ompletely .
CAUTION: Always install the battery cartridge
fully until the red indicator cannot be seen. I f not,
it may accidentally fall out of the tool, causing injury to
y ou or someone around y ou.
CAUTION: Do not install the battery cartridge
forcibly. I f th e c artrid ge d oes not slid e in easily , it is
not being inserted c orrec tly .
Tool / battery protection system
T h e tool is eq uipped w ith a tool/ battery protec tion sy s-
tem. T h is sy stem automatic ally c uts of f pow er to th e
motor to ex tend tool and battery lif e. T h e tool w ill auto-
matic ally stop d uring operation if th e tool or battery is
plac ed und er one of th e f ollow ing c ond itions:
Overload protection
W h en th e battery is operated in a manner th at c auses
it to d raw an abnormally h igh c urrent, th e tool automat-
ic ally stops w ith out any ind ic ation. I n th is situation, turn
th e tool of f and stop th e applic ation th at c aused th e tool
to bec ome ov erload ed . T h en turn th e tool on to restart.
Overheat protection
W h en th e tool/ battery is ov erh eated , th e tool stops
automatic ally . I n th is situation, let th e tool/ battery c ool
bef ore turning th e tool on again.
Overdischarge protection
W h en th e battery c apac ity is not enough , th e tool stops
automatic ally . I n th is c ase, remov e th e battery f rom th e
tool and c h arge th e battery .