Makita DUS054 Instruction Manual page 8

Important saf ety instruc tions f or
battery c artridg e
B e f ore usin g battery c artrid g e, read all instru c -
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tions and c autionary markin g s on ( 1 ) battery
c har g er, ( 2 ) battery, and ( 3 ) produ c t usin g
battery.
2. D o not disassemble or tamper the battery c ar-
trid g e. t a result in a re e cessive eat or
e x plosion.
3. I f operatin g time has be c ome e x c essively
shorter, stop operatin g immediately. It may
result in a risk o f overheatin g , possible burns
and even an e x plosion.
4. I f ele c trolyte g ets into your eyes, rinse them
out w ith c lear w ater and seek medi c al atten-
tion ri g ht a w ay. It may result in loss o f your
eyesi g ht.
5. D o not short the battery c artrid g e:
(1) D o not tou c h the terminals w ith any c on-
du c tive material.
(2) Avoid storin g battery c artrid g e in a c on-
tainer w ith other metal obje c ts su c h as
nails, c oins, et c .
(3) D o not e x pose battery c artrid g e to w ater or
rain.
atter s ort an ause a large urrent o , o er-
heatin g , possible burns and even a breakdo w n.
6. D o not store and use the tool and battery c ar-
trid g e in lo c ations w here the temperature may
rea c h or e x c eed 5 0 ° C ( 1 2 2 ° F ).
D o not in c inerate the battery c artrid g e even i f it
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is severely dama g ed or is c ompletely w orn out.
e atter artri ge an e plo e in a fire
8. D o not nail, c ut, c rush, thro w , drop the battery
c artrid g e, or hit a g ainst a hard obje c t to the
battery c artrid g e. Su c h c ondu c t may result in a
re e cessive eat or e
9 . D o not use a dama g ed battery.
10. The c ontained lithium-ion batteries are subje c t
to the D an g erous G oods Le g islation re q uire-
ments.
F or c ommer c ial transports e.g. by third parties, for-
w arding agents, spe c ial re q uirement on pa c kaging
and labeling must be observed.
F or preparation of the item being shipped, c onsult-
ing an e x pert for ha z ardous material is re q uired.
P lease also observe possibly more detailed
national regulations.
a e or ask o o en contacts and ack u t e
battery in su c h a manner that it c annot move
around in the pa c kaging.
losion.
11. W hen disposin g the battery c artrid g e, remove
it f rom the tool and dispose o f it in a sa f e pla c e.
F ollo w your lo c al re g ulations relatin g to dis-
posal o f battery.
12. Use the batteries only w ith the produ c ts spe c i-
fie akita Installing the batteries to non- c om-
liant roducts
e x plosion, or leak of ele c trolyte.
13. I f the tool is not used f or a lon g period o f time,
the battery must be removed f rom the tool.
14. D urin g and a f ter use, the battery c artrid g e may
take on heat w hi c h c an c ause burns or lo w tem-
perature burns. Pay attention to the handlin g o f
hot battery c artrid g es.
15. D o not tou c h the terminal o f the tool imme-
diately a f ter use as it may g et hot enou g h to
c ause burns.
16. D o not allo w c hips, dust, or soil stu c k into the
terminals, holes, and g rooves o f the battery
c artrid g e. It may result in poor performan c e or
breakdo w n of the tool or battery c artridge.
17. Unless the tool supports the use near hi g h-volt-
a g e ele c tri c al po w er lines, do not use the
battery c artrid g e near hi g h-volta g e ele c tri c al
po w er lines. It may result in a malfun c tion or
breakdo w n of the tool or battery c artridge.
18. Keep the battery a w ay f rom c hildren.
SAVE THESE I N STRU C TIO N S.
C AUTION :
Only use g enuine Makita batteries.
U se of non-genuine M akita batteries, or batteries that
have been altered, may result in the battery bursting
causing res ersonal in ur and da age. t ill
also void the M akita w arranty for the M akita tool and
c harger.
Tips f or maintainin g ma x imum
battery li f e
1. C har g e the battery c artrid g e be f ore c ompletely
dis c har g ed. Al w ays stop tool operation and
c har g e the battery c artrid g e w hen you noti c e
less tool po w er.
2. N ever re c har g e a f ully c har g ed battery c ar-
trid g e. Over c har g in g shortens the battery ser-
vi c e li f e.
3. C har g e the battery c artrid g e w ith room tem-
perature at 1 0 ° C - 4 0 ° C ( 5 0 ° F - 1 0 4 ° F ). Let a
hot battery c artrid g e c ool do w n be f ore c har g in g
it.
W hen not usin g the battery c artrid g e, remove it
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f rom the tool or the c har g er.
C har g e the battery c artrid g e i f you do not use it
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f or a lon g period (more than si x months).
8 E n g l is h
a result in a re e cessive eat