Craftsman 973.113900 - Manual (Page 7)

MAINTENANCE
BATTERIES
Your worklight's battery pack is equipped with nickei­
cadmium rechargeabie batteries. Length of service
from each charging wiii depend on the type of work
you are doing.
The batteries in this workiight have been designed to
provide maximum troubie free iife. However, iike aii
batteries, they wiii eventuaiiy wear out.
Do not
disassembie battery pack and attempt to repiace the
batteries. Handiing of these batteries, especiaiiy when
wearing rings and jeweiry, couid resuit in a serious
burn.
To obtain the iongest possibie battery iife, we suggest
the foiiowing:
Store and charge your batteries in a cooi area.
Temperatures above or beiow normai room
temperature wiii shorten battery iife.
Never store batteries in a discharged condition.
Recharge them immediateiy after they are
discharged.
Aii batteries graduaiiy iose their charge. The
higher the temperature the quicker they iose their
charge. If you store your workiight for iong periods
of time without using it, recharge the batteries
every month or two. This practice wiii proiong
battery iife.
To preserve naturai resources, piease
recycie or dispose of batteries
properiy.
This product contains nickei­
cadmium batteries. Locai, state or
federai iaws may prohibit disposai of
nickei-cadmium batteries in ordinary
trash.
Consuit your iocai waste authority for information
regarding avaiiabie recyciing and/or disposai options.
BATTERY PACK REMOVAL AND
PREPARATION FOR RECYCLING
A WARNING: Upon removai, cover the battery
** pack's terminais with heavy duty adhesive tape.
Do not attempt to destroy or disassembie battery
pack or remove any of its components. Nickei­
cadmium batteries must be recycied or disposed
of properiy. Aiso, never touch both terminais with
metai objects and/or body parts as short circuit
may resuit. Keep away from chiidren. Faiiure to
compiy with these warnings couid resuit in fire
and/or serious injury.
A WARNING: Do not attempt to disassembie the
battery pack. Fire or injury may resuit.