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Cat. No. 23-416
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
AC Charger
for Ni-Cd/Ni-MH
RC Battery Packs
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23-416.fm Page 2 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack AC Charger is perfect for charging remote- controlled racing car batteries. It can fully charge a 4.8-volt, 6.0-volt, 7.2-volt, or 9.6-volt nickel-cadmium or nickel-metal hydride battery pack in as little as one hour! (High-capacity 7.2-volt, 2000 mAh Ni-Cd and 9.6-volt, 1250 mAh Ni-MH bat- 1 tery packs require 1 /2–2 hours to fully charge.) Your Universal Charger’s features include: Automatic Battery Type Selection — au
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23-416.fm Page 3 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not ex- pose this product to rain or mois- ture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC- ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of un- insulated dangerous voltage within the charger’s enclosure that might be of suffici
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23-416.fm Page 4 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! DANGER: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. This manual contains important safety and operating instruc- tions for this battery charger. Before you use the battery charger, read all the instructions and cautionary markings in this manual and on the battery charger, the battery, and the product that uses the battery. Warning: To reduce the risk
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23-416.fm Page 5 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM OPERATION Always use a battery pack until it can no longer provide the necessary power, then recharge it. Cautions: • This charger works only with 4.8-volt, 6.0-volt, 7.2-volt and 9.6-volt nickel-cadmium/nickel-metal hydride cord- connected or cartridge battery packs. Charging another type of battery pack could damage the battery pack or the charger. • Avoid charging fully-charged battery packs. Doing so can damage the battery pack or cause it
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23-416.fm Page 6 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM Notes: • If the connector does not fit, turn it over and try again. Do not force it. • To charge a 4.8-volt cord-connected battery pack, plug the small end of the supplied adapter cord fully into the battery pack’s connector. Then plug the adapt- er cord’s large end fully into the CHARGING JACK. illus of 4.8 volt battery pack connection 2. Insert the battery pack into the charger’s large compart- ment. Make sure that the battery pack makes conta
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23-416.fm Page 7 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM fails to charge. illus of CHARGE indicator location • If the battery pack you want to charge is a new one or has not been used for more than 3 months, leave it in the charger for 24 hours, even if the indica- CHARGE tor turns off. • If the indicator flashes, check the battery CHARGE connection. If it still flashes, the battery pack might need to be replaced or there might be a short in the . Try charging a different battery CHARGING JACK pack.
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23-416.fm Page 8 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM CHARGING A STANDARD CARTRIDGE BATTERY PACK To charge a standard cartridge battery pack, simply insert the CARTRIDGE battery pack in the compartment, then press it down firmly to ensure the battery pack makes contact with the metal pins at the bottom of the compartment. Caution: Do not force the battery pack. If the cartridge does not fit, turn it over and try again. 8
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23-416.fm Page 9 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM SPECIFICATIONS Input Voltage ................................... AC 120 V ±10%, 60 Hz Charging Current for Battery Packs Cord-Connected 7.2V ........................... DC 1.5 A 10% ± Cord-Connected 4.8V/9.6V .................. DC 0.8 A 10% ± Cartridge 4.8V/6.0V/7.2V/9.6V ............. DC 0.8 A 10% ± Constant Trickle Charge Current (All Battery Types) .......................................... 30 mA 7 mA ± Safety Guard Protection Timer ..... 13
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23-416.fm Page 10 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack AC Universal Charger is an example of su- perior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your charger so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the charger dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry im- mediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the charger only in normal temper- ature environments. Temperature extremes can shorten the
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23-416.fm Page 11 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM NOTES 11
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23-416.fm Page 12 Friday, August 6, 1999 3:08 PM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in mate- rial and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of pur- chase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR- POS
