Storing The Battery - Makita ML142 Manual De Instrucciones

For Model ML142/143 only
When the switch is turned "ON", the handle of the tool may become slightly hot, even if the fluorescent tube is
not installed or is not lighted. This is a normal condition and does not indicate problem.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Charging
Charge the battery with the Makita charger before use. To remove the battery, press the buttons on both sides of the
battery and withdraw the battery from the tool. After charging, insert the battery into the tool all the way until it locks in
place with a little click. (Fig. 1)
The following table indicates the operating time on a single charge.
Voltage Battery
14.4 V
18 V

Storing the Battery

Always charge the Nickel Metal Hydride battery before storing it when you do not use it for more than six months.
Switch Action
To turn on the light, depress the switch. Depress the switch once again, the light is turned off.
Replacing the Fluorescent Tube (Fig. 2 & 3)
CAUTION:
• Do not give the fluorescent tube a shock or mar it. It may cause the glass to break and result in a serious personal
injury.
• Do not touch the fluorescent tube while it is in use or immediately after putting out light. You may get burned.
• Always be sure that the battery is removed before replacing the fluorescent tube or performing other maintenance.
1) Loosen the screw ring fully and slide it aside so that the connecting ring appears.
2) Remove the connecting ring.
3) Pull the lamp cover straight out of the main unit.
4) Remove the cap from the fluorescent tube.
5) Pull out the fluorescent tube.
Then replace with a new Makita fluorescent tube.
Follow the procedure below to reassemble the lamp.
1) Insert the cap into the top of a new fluorescent tube.
2) Insert the lamp cover so that the slits on the lamp cover fit into the protrusion on the tool.
3) Insert the connecting ring so that two small projecting pins on the connecting ring fit into the holes in the lamp cover
and the tool that are overlapped.
4) Tighten the screw ring firmly.
Strap for Model ML142 (Fig. 4 & 5)
Install the strap on the tool by following the numbered steps in Figure 4.
The Job Site light can hang from the strap in two basic positions, upside down or horizontal. To hang the light in the
upside down position, attach the metal clip of the strap to the rung at the bottom of the grip. To hang the light in the
horizontal position, attach the metal clip of the strap to the rung at the top of the grip. (Fig. 5)
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Operating Time
1420 Approx. 120 min.
1422 Approx. 180 min.
1433 Approx. 200 min.
1434 Approx. 240 min.
1435 Approx. 280 min.
1822 Approx. 180 min.
1833 Approx. 200 min.
1834 Approx. 240 min.
1835 Approx. 280 min.
Charger
DC1470, DC1411, DC1413, DC1414, DC1422,
DC1801, DC1803, DC1804, DC1822, DC1439
DC1411, DC1413, DC1414, DC1801, DC1803,
DC1804, DC1822, DC1439, DC1422
DC1801, DC1803, DC1804, DC1822