Radio Shack 20 Hour 9.6 V Ni-Cd/NI-MH Battery Pack... User manual

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23-332
20 Hour 9.6 V Ni-Cd/
NI-MH Battery Pack
Charger
Your RadioShack 20-Hour 9.6
V Ni-Cd/NI-MH Battery Pack
Charger can fully charge 9.6V
nickel-cadmium and nickel-Met-
al Hydride cord-connected bat-
tery packs (such as
RadioShack Cat. No. 23-229,
23-329, and 23-331), used in
many remote-controlled cars, in
about 20 hours.
©1998 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark
used by Tandy Corporation.
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Its Safety Guard Protection
Timer automatically stops
charging after 20 hours to pre-
vent damage to the battery
pack. Its Dual Colored Charg-
ing Indicators light while a bat-
tery pack is charging and
automaticallly turn off when
charging is complete — red for
nickel-cadmium or green for
nickel-Metal Hydride.
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
WARNING: To reduce the
riskoffire or shock hazard, do
not expose this product to
rain or moisture.
!
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This symbol is intended
to alert you to the pres-
ence of uninsulated
dangerous voltage
within the product’s en-
closure that might be of
sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of elec-
tric shock. Do not open
the product’s case.
This symbol is intended
to inform you that im-
portant operating and
maintenance instruc-
tions are included in the
literature accompany-
ing this product.
!
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Save These
Instructions!
Danger: To reduce the risk of
fire or electric shock, carefully
follow these instructions.
This manual contains impor-
tant safety and operating in-
structions for your charger.
Before using the battery charg-
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er, read all the instructions and
cautionary markings in this
manual and on the battery
charger, on the batteries to be
charged, and on the products
that use the batteries.
Warning: To reduce the risk of
injury:
• Charge only nickel-cad-
mium and Ni-MH batteries
with this charger. Other
types of batteries might
burst, causing personal
injury and damage.
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• Unplug the charger from
the AC outlet before
attempting any mainte-
nance or cleaning.
• Do not disassemble the
charger; take it to a quali-
fied service technician
when service or repair is
required. Improper reas-
sembly may result in a risk
of electric shock or fire.
• Do not use an attachment
not recommended or sold
by RadioShack as this
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could result in a risk of fire,
electric shock, or injury to
persons.
Caution: To reduce the risk of
damage:
• Do not expose the charger
to rain or excessive mois-
ture.
• Do not operate the charger
if it has received a sharp
blow, or been dropped or
damaged in any way. Take
it to a qualified service
technician for repair.
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• To reduce the risk of dam-
age to the AC plug and
cord, disconnect the
charger by pulling the plug
rather than the cord.
• Do not use an extension
cord. Its use could result in
fire or electric shock.
• Do not operate the charger
if the cord or plug is dam-
aged. Have the charger
repaired. Never alter the
provided AC cord or plug.
If it does not fit in the AC
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outlet, have a qualified ser-
vice technician install the
proper outlet. Improper
connection can result in an
electrical shock.
• Never use the charger as a
DC power source for any
electrical equipment.
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OPERATION
General Charging Hints
• Completely discharge the
battery pack before you
charge it. Repeatedly
charging a battery pack
that is not fully discharged
can shorten its useful life.
• Charge the battery pack in
an area between 32 and
104×F (0 and 40×C). The
battery pack cannot be
fully charged when it is
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cold. If the area is too
warm, the battery pack can
permanently lose its ability
to charge.
• Use and store the battery
charger in an area
between –13 and 140×F (-
25 and 60×C).
Charging a Battery
Pack
1. Slide the charger’s con-
nector into the battery
pack’s connector.
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Note: The charger’s con-
nector fits only one way.
Don’t force it! If the con-
nectors do not fit together
easily, be sure that you
have positioned them
properly.
2. Set
Ni-Cd/Ni-MH to Ni-Cd
(for a nickel-cadmium bat-
tery pack) or Ni-MH (for a
nickel-Metal Hydride bat-
tery pack).
3. Plug the charger into a
standard AC outlet. The
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indicator for the type of
battery pack you selected
(Ni-Cd or Ni-MH) lights.
Note: If the indicator does
not light, be sure you con-
nected the battery pack
properly. If you did, unplug
the charger, remove the
battery pack, and clean the
battery’s and charger’s
connectors. Then recon-
nect the charger to the bat-
tery pack and plug in the
charger. If you still have
trouble, take the battery
pack and charger to your
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local RadioShack store for
assistance.
4. After about 20 hours, the
charger stops charging
and the indicator automati-
cally turns off. Unplug the
charger from the AC outlet
and remove the battery
pack.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Charging Current
At input 120 V 60 Hz, 11.6 V
battery level:
Ni-Cd ................. 65 mA ±10%
Ni-MH ................ 90 mA ±10%
At input 120 ±15 V, 60 Hz,
11.6V battery level:
Ni-Cd ................. 65 mA ±35%
Ni-MH ................ 90 mA ±35%
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Power
Input ..... 120 ±15 VAC, 60 Hz,
7.2 W
Output ... 11.6 VDC, 90/65 mA
Safety Guard Protection
Timer .................. 20 hrs ±1 hr
Safety Standard ................ETL
Specifications are typical; indi-
vidual units might vary. Specifi-
cations are subject to change
and improvement without no-
tice.
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Limited Ninety-Day Warranty
This product is warranted b
y
RadioShack
a
g
ainst manufacturin
g
defects in material and
workmanship under normal use for ninet
y
(90)
da
y
s from the date of purchase from Ra-
dioShack compan
y
-owned stores and autho-
rized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack
MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FIT-
NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE
LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION
OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PRO-
VIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE
NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUS-
TOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR EN-
TITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY,
LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF
ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, IN-
CLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAM-
AGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE,
LOSS OF TIME, DATA,
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(Continued)
PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR
PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCI-
DENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Some states do not allow the limitations on how
lon
g
an implied warrant
y
lasts or the exclusion
of incidental or consequential dama
g
es, so the
above limitations orexclusions ma
y
not appl
y
to
y
ou.
In the event of a product defect durin
g
the war-
rant
y
period, take the product and the Ra-
dioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase
date to an
y
RadioShack store. RadioShack will,
at its option, unless otherwise provided b
y
law:
(a) correct the defect b
y
product repair without
char
g
e for parts and labor; (b) replace the prod-
uct with one of the same or similar desi
g
n; or (c)
refund the purchase price. All replaced parts
and products, and products on which a refund
is made, become the propert
y
of RadioShack.
New or reconditioned parts and products ma
y
be usedinthe performance ofwarrant
y
service.
Repaired or replaced parts and
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RadioShack
A Division
of Tandy Corporation
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
11A98 Printed in China
(Continued)
products are warranted for the remain-
der of the ori
g
inal warrant
y
period. You will be
char
g
ed for repair or replacement of the product
made after the expiration ofthe warrant
y
period.
This warrant
y
does not cover:
(
a
)
dama
g
e or failure
caused b
y
or attributable to acts of God, abuse, ac-
cident, misuse, improper or abnormal usa
g
e, fail-
ure to follow instructions, improper installation or
maintenance, alteration, li
g
htnin
g
or other inci-
dence of excess volta
g
e or current;
(
b
)
an
y
repairs
other than those provided b
y
a RadioShack Autho-
rized Service Facilit
y
;
(
c
)
consumables such as
fuses or batteries;
(
d
)
cosmetic dama
g
e;
(
e
)
trans-
portation, shippin
g
or insurance costs; or
(
f
)
costs
of product removal, installation, set-up service ad-
j
ustment or reinstallation.
This warrant
y
g
ives
y
ou specific le
g
al ri
g
hts, and
y
ou ma
y
also have other ri
g
hts which var
y
from
state to state.
RadioShack Customer Relations, Dept. W,
100 Throckmorton St., Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX
76102
We Service What We Sell
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