Radio Shack 5-Hour, 8-Hour, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, AA Owner's Manual

Cat. No. 23-335 [A]

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

5-Hour/8-Hour

AA/AAA

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

Battery Charger

with Conditioner

FEATURES

Your RadioShack 5-Hour/8-Hour AA/AAA Ni­Cd/Ni-MH Battery Charger charges nickel­cadmiu m (Ni-Cd) batterie s in about 5 hours or
nickel-metal-hydride (Ni-MH) batteries in
about 8 hou rs. You c an charg e two or fou r AA
or AAA batteries of the sa me ty pe a nd c ap ac ­ity. Or yo u can c harge on e 9V batte ry with the
char ger’ s 9-v olt batt ery termi nal s. Ch arg ing a
9V battery takes about 9 hours.

Your charger’s features include:

Safety Timer Protection

— automatically
stops charging AA or AAA batteries after the
charging timer runs out.

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Battery Capacity Switch

— lets you select
the capacity (standard or high-capacity) of
the batteries you are charging.

Reve rse P olari ty P rotec tion

— protects the
charger and batteries if you incorrectly install
batteries.

Charging/Disch arging Indic ators

— the red
indicators show that batteries are charging
and the green indicator shows that batteries
are discharging.

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Switch

— lets you select the

battery type you are charging.

Discharge Button

conditioner that discharges the batteries. The
charger automatically begins charging the
batteries once it has completely discharged
them.

— press to activate the

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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.

Warning:

only Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries with this charg­er. Other types of batteries might burst, caus­ing personal injury and damage.

To reduce the risk of injury, charge

Safety Instruct ions

• Do not expose the charger to rain or

excessive moisture.

• Any attachments not intended for use

with this battery charger can result in a

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risk of fire, electric shock, or personal
injury.

• Never operate the charger if it has
received a sharp blow, or been dropped
or damaged in any way. Take it to your
local RadioShack store for service.

• Do not disassemble the charger. Have it
serviced or repaired by qualified Ra­dioShack 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
routine maintenance or cleaning.

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

• If the AC plug does not fit in the AC out­let, have a qualified technician install the
proper outlet. Improper connection can
result in an electric shock.

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

OPERATION

General Charging Guidelines

• Completely discharge Ni-Cd batteries
before you charge them. Repeated par­tial discharging and recharging can
shorten their useful life. This does not
apply to Ni-MH batteries.

• It is normal for batteries to become warm
while cha rgi ng.

• Batteries in the charger at the same time
must be of the same type (Ni-Cd or Ni­MH) and capacity (standard or high­capacity).

• The charger has two channels. Both the
left and right c hannel s have two po si tions
for AAA and two positions for AA batter-

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