Radio Shack Racing Battery Pack DC Charger, 23-412 Owner's Manual

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Cat. No. 23-412

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Racing Battery Pack DC Charger

for 4.8V/6V/7.2V/9.6V Ni-Cd Battery Packs

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack Racing Battery Pack
DC Charger is perfect for charging ra­dio-controlled racing cars’ battery packs
when you are on the go. It connects di­rectly to your vehicle’s battery terminals
and can fully charge 4.8V, 6V, 7.2V and

9.6V nickel-cadmium battery packs in as
little as 15 minutes! (High-capacity 7.2V,
1700 mAh and 9.6V, 900 mAh battery
packs require more time to fully charge.)

Your charger also includes these fea­tures:

DC Reverse-Polarit

Input Protection

— blows the charger’s fuse to prevent
damage to the charger, the battery pack,
and your vehicle’s electrical system if
you accidentally connect the DC power
cord clamps to the wrong battery termi­nals.

Char

Indicator

— lights when the
battery pack is charging and automati­cally turns off when charging is finished.

Thermal Sensor

— stops charging au­tomatically if the battery becomes too
hot.

CHARGING CAUTIONS

• Charge only one battery pack at a
time.

• Be sure that the battery pack is
rated at 4.8, 6, 7.2, or 9.6 volts.

• Avoid charging fully-charged bat­tery packs. Doing so can damage
the battery pack or cause it to lose
some of its storage capacity.

• Charge battery packs only at room
temperature (65–80°F). Charging a
battery pack in a hot area can per­manently reduce the b attery pack’s
power capacity.

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

Start Button

— makes battery-pack

charging simple.

Di

it Peak Voltage Detector

— en-

sures complete charging.

Safet

Guard Protection Tim er

— pre­vents overcharging that can damage the
battery pack.

©

1998 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Cor poration.

All Rights Reserved.

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OPERATION

Before you charge a b attery
pack, use it until i t no lon ger
provides the necessary
power.

Warnin

• To reduce the risk of

• Do not charge a b attery

• Do not cover the vents

Follow these steps to con­nect the charger to your ve­hicle’s battery and c harge a
battery pack.

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injury, charge only
rechargeable nickel­cadmium battery packs
with this charger. Trying
to charge other types of
battery packs could
cause the packs to leak
or become very hot and
explode, causing injury
to bystanders or dam­age to your charger.

pack that is damaged or
leaking.

on the top or back of the
charger while charging
a battery pack.

cle’s positive (+) battery
termi na l.

ILLUSTRATION
of red clamp
w/vehicle’s
positive battery
terminal

2. Connect the DC
charger’s black clamp
to the vehicle’s negative
(–) battery terminal or to
a metal part of your
vehicle’s chassis that is
not insulated by a plas­tic part. The POWER
indicator lights.

Caution:

nect the black clam p to
any part of your vehi­cle’s chassis unless you
are sure your vehicle
has a negative-ground
electrical system.

3. To charge a 6V battery
pack, simply insert it
into the compartment
on the battery charger.
Then skip to Step 5.

Do not con-

To charge a 7.2V or

9.6V battery pack,
insert the pack into the
compartment on the
battery charger and
slide the connector into

CHARGING JACK

connector does not fit,
turn it over and try
again. Do not force it.

ILLUSTRATION
of 7.2 V
battery connection

. If t he

1. Connect the charger’s
red clamp to the vehi-

ILLUSTRATION
of 6V battery
connection

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