385BATTERY CHARGING1234567891011121314151617181920D Charging cautionR DANGER! NEVER charge the battery pack in areas with ex-tremely high temperatures, such as near fires or stoves, inside asun 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 chargethe battery beyond the specified time limit may cause a fire, over-heating, 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-152N (0˚C to +45˚C). Icom recommendscharging the battery at +20˚C. The battery may heat up or ruptureif charged out of the specified temperature range. Additionally, bat-tery performance or battery life may be reduced.