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3,000,000
POWER SERIES
RECHARGEABLE SPOTLIGHT
VEC158-AU
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
051010 ED13 PS
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Contents Warranty 2 Introduction 3 Description of symbols 3 Full 2 Years Home Use Warranty Specifications 4 Whilst every effort is made to ensure your complete satisfaction with this tool, occasionally, due to the mass Safety instructions 4 manufacturing techniques, a tool may not live up to our Power tool use and care 5 required level of performance and you may need the assistance of our service department. Additional safety rules for spotlight 6 This product is warranted for a 2-year perio
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Dear Customer Description of symbols The rating plate on your tool may show symbols. These If you require any help with your product, whether it � represent important information about the product or instructions is a Warranty claim, spare part or user information, please on its use. phone our Help Line for an immediate response. Phone 1300 880 001 in Australia or 0800 445 721 in New Zealand. Battery Introduction Recycle unwanted materials instead of disposing of them Your new GMC power too
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Specifications Safety instructions WARNING. Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow Charger all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or Input: 240V AC 50 Hz serious injury. The term “power tool” in all of the warnings below refers Output: 12V DC 500mA to your mains-operated (corded) power tool or battery-operated (cordless) power tool. DC Cable Fuse: 15 A SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS SpotLight Work Area Spotlight Bulb: 12V 100W Max, Type H-3 1. Keep
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Personal Safety Power Tool Use and Care 1. Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common 1. D o not force the power tool. Use the correct power tool for sense when operating a power tool. Do not use a power your application. The correct power tool will do the job better tool while you are tired or under the influence of drugs, and safer at the rate for which it was designed. alcohol, or medication. A moment of inattention while 2. Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn
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Additional safety instructions for the spotlight Additional safety instructions for the charger • Before using the charger, read all the instructions and WARNING. Contains non-spillable sealed lead acid battery. cautionary markings on the charger and spotlight. Must be recycled or disposed of properly. • Only charge your spotlight indoors as the charger is designed DO NOT dispose of batteries in fire, as this may result in an for indoor use only. explosion. • WARNING. Do not allow any liq
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• To reduce the risk of an electric shock, unplug the charger from the power supply before attempting to clean it. • Never attempt to connect two chargers together. • Do not store or use the tool and battery pack in locations where the temperature may reach or exceed 104°F (40°C) such as alongside sheds or metal structures in the summer. • The charger is designed for use from a standard household electrical supply (230–240 volts). Do not attempt to connect the charger to a supply with a di
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5 Know your product 4 1. Trigger switch 2. Twin quartz halogen bulb 3. Two LED area lights 4. Rubber bezel 5. Easy grip handle 6. Upper battery compartment 7. 12 Volt DC accessory outlet 8. AC recharge port 9. DC recharge port 10. 3 position switch 11. LED status button 12. LED indicator 1 13. Lower battery compartment 14. AC charge adapter 3 15. DC charge adapter 2 3 8 7 6 13 9 10 12 11 14 15 8
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3. Turn off the charger power supply from the main. Disconnect Unpacking the barrel connecter from the recharge port (8). Wait 5 minutes Due to modern mass production techniques, it is unlikely that before use. Store adaptor in a safe place (14). your GMC Power Tool is faulty or that a part is missing. If you Important. Do not operate when charging. find anything wrong, do not operate the tool until the parts have been replaced or the fault has been rectified. Failure to do so DC Power Cha
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LED Indicators Using the 12 volt accessory outlet The spotlight has 3 Red and 1 Green The VEC 158-AU also has the facility to operate other LED Indicators (12) which indicates 12 Volt products, provided they are fitted with mating battery level when in operation and 12 Volt DC adaptor. status whilst charging. The MAX current rating the Spotlight will provide for such Red LED’s indicates battery status as accessories is 5 Amp. Do not use this accessory socket A either Low (one red LED), Med
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G K F L 1. Disconnect the unit from any charging adapters. 2. Pull the rubber bezel away from the front of the spotlight to reveal two small Phillips screws in the wide retaining ring. The screws are on opposite sides of the ring (fig. F). 3. Using the screwdriver, remove (counter-clockwise) the two H I screws and set them aside (fig. G). 4. Lift off the retaining ring, glass lens and rubber “O” ring and set them aside (fig. H & I). Replacing the 5. Carefully remove the reflector and bulb a
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Replacing the battery pack The rechargeable, sealed, lead acid batteries have a life of several years, if recharged promptly after each use. When the fully charged batteries only provide about 10 minutes or less of spotlight operation, they should be replaced with new batteries. The VEC158-AU spotlight requires two GMC Part VEC120- N O AUBAT batteries, one for the upper compartment, the other for the lower compartment. It is recommended that you change both of them at the same time. WARNING
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Replacing the DC plug fuse Maintenance The fuse in the DC plug protects the charging circuit of the DC Store the spotlight, instruction manual and where necessary the Recharge Adapter (15). If the AC recharger operates but the DC accessories in the original packaging. In this way you will always charging adapter does not, then the fuse may need replacement. have all the information and parts ready to hand. To replace the fuse: Do not throw used batteries into fire or water. There is a danger
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Carefully read the entire Instruction Manual before using this product. Before returning this product for a Warranty Claim or any other reason Please Call 1300 880 001 (Australia) or 0800 445 721 (New Zealand) When you make your call, please have the following information at hand: GMC Product Type GMC Product Code A GMC Service Engineer will take your call and, in most cases, will be able to solve your problem over the phone. You are welcome to use this phone-in service to make sug
