Radio Shack 23-410 User Manual

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Cat. No. 23-410

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Ni-Cd and Nickel Metal Hydride

Rechar

eable Batter

Pulse Charger

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack Ni-Cd and Nickel Metal Hydride Rechargeable Battery Pulse Charger lets you quickly charge five different sizes of standard nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) or nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries.

The charger’s four battery chambers let you charge up to four batteries of the same size and type — AAA, AA, C, or D — at the same time, while the connector inside the charger lets you also charge one 9V battery.

Your charger has these features:

Intelli

ent Discharge System (IDS)

— automatically discharges and co nditions cells to a suitable level before recharging, to ensure maximum charging capacity.

Microprocessor Controlled Char

— automatically dete cts t he bat tery ty pe and monitors the charging process to ensure the right amount of current is supplied.

Soft-Start Char

— gradually increases charging current when batteries start charging to avoid heat build-up that can reduce battery life.

Fuzz

Logic Intelligent Charging Cur-

rent Control

— automatically senses when a battery is fully charged and switches first to top-off, then tricklecharge, to prevent overcharging.

Red LED Indicator

— shows 9V battery

charging status.

Liquid Cr

stal Displa

— shows AAA,

AA, C, or D-size battery charging status.

WARNING

: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO US ER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s e nclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric sh ock. Do n ot open the prod uct’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and maintenance instructions are included in the literature accompanying this product.

1998 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for your charger.

Before you use the battery charger, read all instructions and cautionary markings on the charger, the batteries to be charged, and the products that use the batteries.

Warnin

• To reduce the risk of injury, charge only nickel-cadmium or nickel-metal hydride batteries with this charger. Other types of batt eries mi ght burst, causing personal injury and damage to the charger.

• To prevent damage to your charger and risk of electric shock, always unplug the AC adapter from the AC outlet before you plug it into or unplug it from the charger.

• Do not expose the charger to rain or excessive moisture.

• Use of any attachments not intended for use with this battery charger can result in a risk of fire, electric shock, or personal injury.

• Do not disassemble the charger. Have it serviced or repaired by qualified service personnel only. Incorrect assembly can result in a risk of electric shock or fire.

• To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the charger from the outlet before attempting any maintenance or cleaning.

• To reduce the risk of damage to the AC adapter, disconnect the charger by pulling the plug rather than the cord.

• Do not use an extension cord. Its use could result in fire or electric shock.

• Do not operate the charger if the AC adapter is damaged. Have the charger repaired by qualified service personnel.

• Never alter the provided AC adapter. If it does not fit in the AC outlet, have a qualified technician install the proper outlet. Improper connection can result i n an electric shock .

• Never use the charger as a DC power source for any electrical equipment.

• Never operate the charger if it has received a sharp blow or been dropped or damaged in any way. Have it repaired by qu alified service personnel.

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OPERATION

CHARGING HINTS

To see what is happening while your charger is charging AAA, AA, C, or Dsize batteries, watch for these symbols to appear on the charger’s display.

Load

Numeric

Bad Battery

Power

Intelligent Discharge System (IDS)

Soft-S ta r t

Fast Charge

Top-off/

Trickle

Reminds you to load batteries.

its sho w bat -

tery volt a If a battery is bad

or should not be char and appear.

Appears durin trickl e c har when ba tteries ar e almost fully char

Durin char appears steadily with blinkin

Durin steadily and

blinks. Durin

in steadily and blinks.

Durin trickl e c har

steadily with and alternately blinkin

ed, both

ed.

battery dis-

soft-start,

appears

fast charg-

, appears

top-off or

appears

Amount of Charge

The bars illustrate the char process and scan inside the amountof-char (except durin off/tri ck le ch a r in bars that appear while a battery is bein more char is in the battery.

e symbol

top-

). The more

analyzed, the

e there

Cautions:

• Remove all batteries from the charger at least 3 seconds before connecting the charger to AC power. Failure to do so might cause the charger to lock up during the power up cycle. If this happens, disconnect power, remove the batteries, then reconnect power.

• All batteries loaded into the charger’s chambers must be of the same size and type.

• Do not try to charge a battery of a size other than those listed in this manual. Doing so could damage the batteries and charger.

• Before unplugging the adapter from the AC outlet, remove the batteries to prevent leakage that will damage the charger.

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