Craftsman 973.110770 - Manual (Page 7)

OPERATION
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WARNING; Always wear safety goggles or
safety glasses with side shields when operating
tools. Failure to do so could result in objects
being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
A WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with your
drill to make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
CHARGING BATTERY PACK
The battery pack for this tool has been shipped in a
low charge condition to prevent possible problems.
Therefore, you should charge it at least 5 hours prior
to use.
Note: Batteries will not reach full charge the first time
they are charged. Allow several cycles (drilling
followed by recharging) for them to become fully
charged.
TO CHARGE
■ Charge battery pack only with the charger and
charging stand provided.
■ Make sure power supply is normal house
voltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
■ Connect charger to power supply.
Place battery pack in charging stand. Align raised
rib on battery pack with groove in charging stand.
See Figure 1.
Press down on battery pack to be sure contacts on
battery pack engage properly with contacts in
charging stand.
When properly connectecf, the red light on charging
stand will turn on.
Note: If charger does not charge battery pack, return
battery pack, charging stand, and charger to your
nearest Sears Repair Center for electrical check.
After normal usage, 5 hours of charging time is required
to be fully charged. A minimum charge time of 5 hours is
required to recharge a completely discharged tool.
The battery pack will become slightly warm to the
touch while charging. This is normal and does not
indicate a problem.
Do not place charger in an area of extreme heat or
cold. It will work best at normal room temperature.
V CAUTION; Your battery pack contains special
^ high temperature batteries to help prevent battery
damage when left on charge for extended periods
of time. However, once the batteries become fully
charged, we recommend that you unplug your
charger from power supply and remove the
battery pack.