Philips MiniVac Aspirateur à main - Manual (Page 13)

Environment
- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste
at the end of its life, but hand it in at an official collection point for
recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the
environment (Fig. 26).
- The built-in rechargeable batteries contain substances that may
pollute the environment. Remove the batteries when you discard the
appliance. Do not throw away the batteries with the normal
household waste, but hand them in at an official collection point. You
can also take the appliance to a Philips service centre. The staff of this
centre will remove the batteries for you and will dispose of them in
an environmentally safe way (Fig. 27).
removing the rechargeable batteries
Only remove the rechargeable batteries if they are completely empty.
Never let the rechargeable batteries come into contact with metal.
Remove the rechargeable batteries in the following way.
1 Let the vacuum cleaner run until it stops.
Try to switch on the appliance again to check if the batteries are really
empty. If the motor starts, repeat the procedure.
2 Loosen and remove the screws. Open the vacuum cleaner (Fig. 28).
3 Put the motor unit with the batteries still attached in a large bowl
with 3 litres of water and 3 teaspoons of salt.
- Make sure the whole motor unit is immersed. Add more water and
salt according to the above proportion (1 teaspoon salt to 1 litre of
water) if needed.
- Leave the motor unit and the batteries in the bowl for 24 hours.
4 Cut the connecting wires one by one and remove the
batteries (Fig. 29).
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