FESTOOL MXC Battery Charger Instruction Manual

: June 6, 2024
: FESTOOL

Table of Contents

Safety instructions
Symbols
Machine features
Intended use
Technical data
Operation
Service and maintenance
Accessories
Environment
EU Declaration of Conformity
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FESTOOL MXC Battery Charger Instruction Manual

Safety instructions

General safety instructions

WARNING! Read all safety warnings, instructions, illustrations and specifications provided with this tool. Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury.

Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.

Machine-related safety instructions

This charger can be operated by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or a lack of practical experience and knowledge, provided they are supervised or have been instructed to use the machine safely and understand the dangers of machine operation. Children are not allowed use or play with the machine.
Do not open the battery pack or the charger. Even after disconnection from the mains, there is still a high capacitor voltage inside the charger.
Make sure that metal objects (such as metal chips) or fluids do not enter the machine through the battery pack retaining slots (danger of short circuit).
Do not charge battery packs from other manufacturers. The charger is designed for charging original battery packs only. Never charge the battery packs in chargers from other manufacturers. Otherwise there is a danger of fire and explosion.
During charging, place the charger on a well-ventilated surface.
Protect the machine from moisture.
Protect the cable from heat, oil and sharp edges.
Check the plug and the cable regularly and should either become damaged, in order to avoid a hazard, have them replaced by an authorised after-sales service workshop.

Symbols

Warning of general danger
Risk of electric shock
Read the Operating Instructions/Notes!
Do not throw in the household waste.

Machine features

Battery pack
Charger
LED-Display

The specified illustrations appear at the beginning of the Operating Instructions.

Intended use

Charger MXC suitable

for charging the listed battery packs:
- BP-XS
only for internal use.

The user is liable for improper or non-intended use.

Technical data

Charger

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MXC

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Mains voltage (input)

| 220 – 240 V ~
Mains frequency|

50/60 Hz

Charging voltage (output)

| 10.8 V=
Rapid charging|

typ. 2.8 A

Charging times for

LiIon 1,5 Ah|

approx. 23/ min

LiIon 2,6 Ah

| approx. 45 min
Permitted operating temperature range|

-10 °C to + 40 °C

Temperature monitoring

| via NTC-resistor
Safety class|

Operation

WARNING

Unauthorised voltage or frequency! Risk of accident

The mains voltage and the frequency of the power source must correspond with the specifications on the machine’s name plate.
In North America, only Festool machines with the voltage specifications 120 V/60 Hz may be used.

Charging the battery pack [1]

Charge only battery packs that are designated for use with the charger. (see Intended use)!

The LED [1-3] on the charger indicates the respective operating status of the charger.

LED yellow – lit continuously
Charger is ready to use.
LED green – flashing quickly
Charging battery pack at maximum rate.
LED green – flashing slowly
Charging battery pack to 80% and with reduced current.
LED green – lit continuously
Charging process is charged.
LED red – flashing
General fault indicator, e.g. incomplete contact, short circuit, defective battery pack, etc.
LED red – lit continuously
Battery temperature is outside permissible limit values (0 °C to 55 °C).

Charger wall mount
The charger MXC has two elongated holes on its
back. It can be mounted on a wall using two screws (e.g. round head or flat head screw with shank diameter of 5 mm) (see Fig. [1]).

Charger wall mount

Service and maintenance

Observe the following instructions:

Keep the air slits on the machine and the charger free and clean to ensure adequate cooling.
Keep the contacts on the machine, charger and battery pack clean.

Customer service and repair only through manufacturer or service workshops: Please find the nearest address at: www.festool.com/service

Only use original Festool spare parts!
Order No. at: www.festool.com/service

Accessories

The order numbers of the accessories and tools can be found in the Festool catalogue or on the Internet under “www.festool.com“.

Environment

Do not dispose of the device in household waste! Recycle devices, accessories and packaging. Observe applicable national regulations.

EU only: In accordance with European Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and implementation in national law, used electric power tools must be collected separately and handed in for environmentally friendly recycling.
Information on REACh: www.festool.com/reach

EU Declaration of Conformity

Charger

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Serial no

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MXC

| 495883
Year of CE mark: 2010|

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We declare under sole responsibility that this product complies with all the relevant requirements in the following directives, standards and normative
documents:

2004/108/EG (until 19.04.2016), 2014/30/EU (from 20.04.2016), 2006/95/EG (until 19.04.2016), 2014/ 35/EU (from 20.04.2016), 2011/65/EU, EN 60335- 1:2012, EN 60335-2-29:2004+ A2:2010, EN 55014- 1:2006+ A2:2011, EN 55014-2:1997+ Corrigendum 1997+ A1:2001+ A2:2008, EN 61000-3-2:2006+ A1: 2009+ A2:2009, EN 61000-3-3:2013.

Festool GmbH
Wertstr. 20, D-73240 Wendlingen, Germany

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