15Getting StartedLoading the battery❖ Never drive a nail or any other sharp object into the battery pack,hit battery pack with a hammer or other object or step on it.Doing so could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting inserious injury.❖ Never charge the battery pack by a method other than asinstructed. Doing so could cause a fire or explosion possiblyresulting in serious injury.❖ Never connect the battery pack to a plug socket or a car cigaretteplug socket. The battery pack could rupture or ignite causing afire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury.❖ Never allow a battery pack to become wet. A wet battery pack willoverheat or ignite causing rupture or fire, possibly resulting indeath or serious injury.❖ Never store a battery pack in an area of high humidity. This couldcause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury.❖ Never expose a battery pack to abnormal shock, vibration orpressure. Never use a battery pack which has been exposed toabnormal shock even if the appearance is normal. The batterypack’s internal protective device could fail, causing it to overheator ignite resulting in caustic liquid leakage, or explosion or fire,possibly resulting in death or serious injury.❖ Never subject a battery pack to heat, and never store it or use itnear a heat source. The battery pack could ignite or explodewhen heated or burned, possibly resulting in death or seriousinjury. Subjecting a battery pack to heat could also cause causticliquid to leak. It can also cause failure, malfunction, or loss ofstored data.Use of correct battery pack❖ Always use the battery pack supplied. Other battery packs havedifferent voltage and terminal polarities. Use of non-conformingbattery packs could generate smoke or cause fire or rupture,possibly resulting in serious injury.