Operator's Manual

5
MILWAUKEE
®
LI-ION
COMBO CHARGER
WARNING
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
®
Li-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
®
Li-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,
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
-
or continuous (pack is charging).
• A fully discharged battery pack with an internal tem-
perature in the normal range will charge in about 30
to 210 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
green during this maintenance charging.
• The second pack inserted in the charger will begin
• If
the battery pack is fully seated into the bay. Remove
the battery pack and reinsert. If the light continues
-
tremely hot or cold, or wet. Allow the battery pack to
cool down, warm up, or dry out and then reinsert. If
• 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 in-
dicates that the battery pack temperature is outside
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 bat-
teries may take longer to charge.
Li-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
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.
Repairs
The charger has no serviceable parts.
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
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 elec-
trical 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 am-
around batteries, charger, or tools.
Repairs
The charger has no serviceable parts.
Charge only MILWAUKEE
®
12V
and 18V Li-Ion batteries in
MILWAUKEE
®
12V and 18V Li-Ion Combo
Chargers. Other types of batteries may cause
personal injury and damage.
the problem persists, contact a MILWAUKEE
®
service facility.
Charger M12-18AC will operate with most
generators and inverters rated at 120 Watts or
higher. Charger M12-18FC will operate with most
generators and inverters rated at 300 Watts or
higher.