Radio Shack Racing Battery Pack AC/DC Charger Owner's Manual

Manual is about: for 4.8V/6V/7.2V/9.6V Ni-Cd Battery Packs

Summary of Racing Battery Pack AC/DC Charger

  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 23-411 owner’s manual please read before using this equipment. Racing battery pack ac/dc charger for 4.8v/6v/7.2v/9.6v ni-cd battery packs 23-411.Fm page 1 friday, august 6, 1999 3:00 pm.

  • Page 2: Features

    2 features your radioshack racing battery pack ac/dc charger is perfect for charging your radio-controlled racing cars’ battery packs. It connects to standard ac power or your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket, and can fully charge 4.8v, 6v, 7.2v and 9.6v nickel-cadmium racing battery packs in as l...

  • Page 3

    3 important safety instructions 1. Save these instructions — this manual contains important safety instructions for battery charger cat. No. 23-411. 2. Before using the battery charger, read all instructions and cautionary markings on the battery charger, the battery, and the product using the batte...

  • Page 4: Operation

    4 operation this table shows the estimated typical fast-charging time for battery packs of different capacities: note: if you are charging high-capacity 7.2-volt, 1700 mah, and 9.6-volt, 900 mah battery packs, you must run them for two charging cycles to fully charge them. Before you charge a batter...

  • Page 5

    5 connecting to a vehicle’s cigarette- lighter socket plug the dc cord into your vehicle’s cig- arette-lighter socket. Note: if the charger does not operate when it is connected to the cigarette- lighter socket, remove the dc adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket and check the socket for debris....

  • Page 6

    6 2. Insert the battery pack into the com- partment on the battery charger. 3. Insert thermal sensor into sen- sor holder . 4. Press start to start charging. The charge indicator lights. Notes: • if the battery pack becomes too hot, the thermal sensor makes charging stop automatically. • if the char...

  • Page 7: Replacing The Fuse

    7 replacing the fuse the charger’s fuse blows if you connect the dc cord’s clamps to the wrong bat- tery terminals. This protects the charger, the battery pack, and your vehicle’s electrical system. We recommend that you keep some spare 5-amp, 1 1 / 4 -inch slow blow fuses (such as cat. No. 270- 102...

  • Page 8: Care And Maintenance

    8 care and maintenance your racing battery pack ac/dc charger for 4.8v/6v/7.2v/9.6v ni-cd battery packs is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges- tions will help you care for your charger so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the charger dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    9 specifications charging current .......................................... 2.5 amps for 4.8v, 6v and 9.6v battery 4.5 amps for 7.2 battery ac supply voltage ............................................................................. Ac 120v 60 hz dc supply voltage ..................................

  • Page 10: Notes

    10 notes 23-411.Fm page 10 friday, august 6, 1999 3:00 pm.

  • Page 11

    11 23-411.Fm page 11 friday, august 6, 1999 3:00 pm.

  • Page 12

    Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 7a8 printed in hong kong limited ninety-day warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from radioshack ...