365BATTERY CHARGING1234567891011121314151617181920Charging cautionDR DANGER! NEVER charge the battery pack in areas with ex-tremely high temperatures, such as near fires or stoves, insidea sun heated car, or in direct sunlight. In such environments, thesafety/protection circuit in the battery will activate, causing the bat-tery to stop charging.R WARNING! DO NOT charge or leave the battery in the batterycharger beyond the specified time for charging. If the battery is notcompletely charged by the specified time, stop charging and re-move the battery from the battery charger. Continuing to charge thebattery beyond the specified time limit may cause a fire, overheat-ing, or the battery may rupture.R WARNING! NEVER insert the transceiver (battery attached tothe transceiver) into the charger if it is wet or soiled. This couldcorrode the battery charger terminals or damage the charger. Thecharger is not waterproof.CAUTION: DO NOT charge the battery outside of the specifiedtemperature range: BC-212EX (+10˚C to +40˚C; +50°F to +104°F).Icom recommends charging the battery at +20˚C (+68°F). The bat-tery may heat up or rupture if charged out of the specified tempera-ture range. Additionally, battery performance or battery life may bereduced.CAUTION: DO NOT place the charger on unstable surfaces.The BC-212EX will not fully charge a battery pack (about 90% offully charged condition) for battery protection.