Charging the battery pack [3]
Unwind the cable completely from the recess
[3-3] before using the charger.
The battery pack is delivered partially charged.
Charge the battery pack completely before us-
ing for the first time.
To charge the battery pack, slide all the way
onto the retainer [3-1] on the charger.
To remove, slide off the charged battery pack in
similar fashion.
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3-1
3-3
The charger TCL 3 can be used to charge all Festool
battery packs of the BPS and BPC series. The char-
ger automatically detects the type of the inserted
battery (NiCd, NiMH or LiIon). A microprocessor
controls the charging process in line with the
charging state, temperature and voltage of the bat-
tery pack.
The LED [3-2] on the charger indicates the respec-
tive operating status of the charger.
LED yellow - lit continuously
Charger is ready to use.
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3-2
LED green - flashes quickly
Battery pack is charged to maxi-
mum capacity.
LED green - flashes slowly
Battery pack is charged with
reduced current. Li-ion is
charged to 80 %.
LED green - lit continuously
Charging is complete or is not
restarted as current charge sta-
tus is greater than 80%.
LED red - flashes
General fault indication, e.g.
incomplete contact, short circuit,
defective battery pack, etc.
LED red - lit continuously
Battery temperature is outside
the permitted range.
Charger wall mounting TCL 3
There are two elongated holes on the back of the
TCL 3 for mounting the charger to a wall using two
screws (e.g. round head or flat head screw with
shank diameter of 5 mm).
Insert the two screws into the wall at a distance
of 120 mm from one another and leave the
screw heads protruding approx. 4 mm.
Ø 5 mm