Functional Description - Makita DFL020F Instruction Manual

CAUTION:
Only use genuine Makita batteries.
U se of non-genuine Makita batteries, or batteries th at
h av e been altered , may result in th e battery bursting
causing fires, personal injury and damage. It will also
v oid th e Makita w arranty f or th e Makita tool and c h arger.
Tips for maintaining maximum
battery life
Charge the battery cartridge before completely dis-
1 .
charged. Always stop tool operation and charge the
battery cartridge when you notice less tool power.
Never recharge a fully charged battery cartridge.
2.
Overcharging shortens the battery service life.
3. Charge the battery cartridge with room tempera-
ture at 10 ° C - 40 ° C ( 50 ° F - 104 ° F ) . Let a hot
battery cartridge cool down before charging it.
4 . Charge the battery cartridge if you do not use
it for a long period ( more than six months ) .
FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before adjusting or checking function on the tool.
Installing or removing battery
cartridge
CAUTION:
Always switch off the tool before
installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION:
Hold the tool and the battery car-
tridge rmly when installing or removing battery
cartridge. F ailure to h ol d t h e tool an d t h e batter y
cartridge firmly may cause them to slip off your hands
an d result in d amage to t h e tool an d batter y c artri d ge
an d a personal in j ur y .
Fig.1: 1. R e d in d i c ator 2. Button 3. Batter y c artri d ge
T o remo v e t h e batter y c artri d ge, sli d e it f rom t h e tool
w h ile sli d ing t h e button on t h e f ront o f t h e c artri d ge.
T o install t h e batter y c artri d ge, align t h e tongue on t h e
batter y c artri d ge w it h t h e groo v e in t h e h ousing an d slip
it into pla c e. I nsert it all t h e w a y until it lo c ks in pla c e
w it h a little c li c k. I f y ou c an see t h e re d in d i c ator on t h e
upper si d e o f t h e button, it is not lo c ke d c ompletel y .
CAUTION:
Always install the battery cartridge
fully until the red indicator cannot be seen. I f not,
it ma y a c c i d entall y f all out o f t h e tool, c ausing in j ur y to
y ou or someone aroun d y ou.
CAUTION:
Do not install the battery cartridge
forcibly. I f t h e c artri d ge d oes not sli d e in easil y , it is
not being inserte d c orre c tl y .
Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
Fig.2: 1. I n d i c ator lamps 2. C h e c k button
P ress t h e c h e c k button on t h e batter y c artri d ge to in d i-
c ate t h e remaining batter y c apa c it y . T h e in d i c ator lamps
lig h t up f or a f e w se c on d s.
Indicator lamps
Lighted
NOTE: D epen d ing on t h e c on d itions o f use an d t h e
ambient temperature, t h e in d i c ation ma y d i f f er slig h tl y
f rom t h e a c tual c apa c it y .
Tool / battery protection system
T h e tool is e q uippe d w it h a tool / batter y prote c tion s y s-
tem. T h is s y stem automati c all y c uts o f f po w er to t h e
motor to e x ten d tool an d batter y li f e. T h e tool w ill auto-
mati c all y stop d uring operation i f t h e tool or batter y is
pla c e d un d er one o f t h e f ollo w ing c on d itions :
Overload protection
W h en t h e tool / batter y is operate d in a manner t h at
c auses it to d ra w an abnormall y h ig h c urrent, t h e tool
stops automati c all y . I n t h is situation, turn t h e tool o f f
an d stop t h e appli c ation t h at c ause d t h e tool to be c ome
o v erloa d e d . T h en turn t h e tool on to restart.
Overheat protection
W h en t h e tool / batter y is o v er h eate d , t h e tool stops
automati c all y . I n t h is situation, let t h e tool / batter y c ool
be f ore turning t h e tool on again.
Overdischarge protection
W h en t h e batter y c apa c it y is not enoug h , t h e tool stops
automati c all y . I n t h is c ase, remo v e t h e batter y f rom t h e
tool an d c h arge t h e batter y .
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Off Blinking
mal f un c tione d .
Remaining
capacity
75 % to 1 00%
5 0% to 75 %
25 % to 5 0%
0% to 25 %
C h arge th e
battery .
T h e battery
may h av e