Milwaukee Tool 48-59-1806 - Manual (Page 5)

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cleaning
Clean out dust and debris from charger vents and
electrical contacts by blowing with compressed air.
Use only mild soap and a damp cloth to clean the
battery pack and charger, keeping away from all
electrical contacts. Certain cleaning agents and
solvents are harmful to plastics and other insulated
parts. Some of these include gasoline, turpentine,
lacquer thinner, paint thinner, chlorinated cleaning
solvents, ammonia and household detergents
containing ammonia. Never use flammable or
combustible solvents around batteries, charger,
or tools.
Repairs
The charger has no serviceable parts.
Warning
charge only milWaukee
M18™ Lithium-Ion batteries in this
milWaukee Lithium-ion charger. Other
types of batteries may cause personal injury
and damage.
Warning
To reduce the risk of injury,
always unplug the charger and remove the
battery from the charger before performing
any maintenance. Never disassemble the
battery or charger. Contact a milWaukee
service facility for ALL repairs.
To reduce the risk of injury and damage, never
immerse your battery or charger in liquid or
allow a liquid to flow inside them.
milWaukee m18™ six-pack charger
• If the light indicator does not come on, check
that the battery pack is fully seated into the bay.
Remove the battery pack and reinsert. If the light
indicator still does not come on, remove pack(s)
and unplug charger for at least 2 minutes. After 2
minutes, plug charger back in and insert pack. If
after these attempts the light indicator still does not
come on, contact a MILWAUKEE service facility.
charging a hot or cold battery Pack
The Red Flashing Indicator light on the charger
indicates that the battery pack temperature is out-
side the charging range. Once the battery pack is
within the acceptable range, normal charging will
take place and the red light will be continuous. Hot
or cold batteries may take longer to charge.
When to charge the battery Pack with this
milWaukee charger
Remove the battery pack from the tool for
charging when convenient for you and your job.
MILWAUKEE batteries do not develop a "memory"
when charged after only a partial discharge. It is
not necessary to run down the battery pack before
placing it on the charger.
• Use the Fuel Gauge to determine when to charge
your MILWAUKEE Lithium-Ion battery pack.
• You can "Top-Off" your battery pack's charge
before starting a big job or long day of use.
• The only time it is necessary to charge the
MILWAUKEE Lithium-Ion battery pack is when the
battery pack has reached the end of its charge.
To signal the end of charge, power to the tool will
drop quickly, allowing you just enough power to
finish making a cut, drilling a hole, or driving a
fastener. Charge the battery pack as needed.
how to charge the battery Pack
Align the battery pack with the bay and slide the
battery pack into the charger as far as possible.
The red light will come on, either flashing quickly
(battery pack is too hot or cold), flashing slowly
(battery pack is waiting for another pack to finish
charging) or continuous (pack is charging).
• The 48-59-1806 charges six batteries in sequence
in a counter-clockwise rotation.
• The next pack inserted in the charger will begin
charging when the previous pack is fully charged.
To skip a pack and move to the next pack, press
the skip button .
• A fully discharged battery pack with an internal
temperature in the normal range will charge in 30
to 90 minutes, depending on the battery pack.
• Heavily cycled batteries may take longer to charge
completely.
• The Fuel Gauge lights on 18V battery packs are
displayed as the pack is being charged, indicating
how fully charged the pack is. The fuel gauge will
turn off when charging is complete.
• After charging is complete, the continuous green
light will come on.
• The charger will keep the battery pack fully
charged if it is left on the charger.
• If the light indicator flashes red and green, check
that the battery pack is fully seated into the bay.
Remove the battery pack and reinsert. If the light
continues to flash red and green, the battery pack
may be extremely hot or cold, or wet. Allow the
battery pack to cool down, warm up, or dry out
and then reinsert. If the problem persists, contact
a MILWAUKEE service facility.
Lithium-Ion charging Status
Battery Pack
Temperature
Red Charger
Indicator Light
Charging Status
Too Hot
Normal Range
Too Cold
Fast Flashing
Continuous
Fast Flashing
Not charging
Normal charging
Not charging
Powering the charger with an Inverter or
generator
The charger will operate with most generators and
inverters rated at 300 Watts or higher.
Maintenance and Storage
Store your charger in a cool, dry place.
As a general practice, it is best to unplug battery
chargers and remove batteries when not in use.
No battery pack damage will occur, however, if the
charger and battery pack are left plugged in.