Maintenance; Replacing Carbon Brushes - Makita BSS610 Instruction Manual

• Be sure to move the tool forward in a straight line
gently. Forcing or twisting the tool will result in
overheating the motor and dangerous kickback,
possibly causing severe injury.
• If the tool is operated continuously until the battery
cartridge has discharged, allow the tool to rest for 15
minutes before proceeding with a fresh battery.
Hold the tool firmly. The tool is provided with both a front
grip and rear handle.
Use both to best grasp the tool. If both hands are holding
saw, they cannot be cut by the blade. Set the base on the
workpiece to be cut without the blade making any contact.
Then turn the tool on and wait until the blade attains full
speed. Now simply move the tool forward over the
workpiece surface, keeping it flat and advancing smoothly
until the sawing is completed.
To get clean cuts, keep your sawing line straight and your
speed of advance uniform. If the cut fails to properly follow
your intended cut line, do not attempt to turn or force the
tool back to the cut line. Doing so may bind the blade and
lead to dangerous kickback and possible serious injury.
Release switch, wait for blade to stop and then withdraw
tool. Realign tool on new cut line, and start cut again.
Attempt to avoid positioning which exposes operator to
chips and wood dust being ejected from saw. Use eye
protection to help avoid injury.
Rip fence (Guide rule) (Fig. 20)
The handy rip fence allows you to do extra-accurate
straight cuts. Simply slide the rip fence up snugly against
the side of the workpiece and secure it in position with the
screw on the front of the base. It also makes repeated
cuts of uniform width possible.

MAINTENANCE

CAUTION:
• Always be sure that the tool is switched off and the
battery cartridge is removed before attempting to
perform inspection or maintenance.
Adjusting for accuracy of 90° and 45° cut
(vertical and 45° cut) (Fig. 21 & 22)
This adjustment has been made at the factory. But if it is
off, adjust the adjusting screws with a hex wrench while
inspecting 90° or 45° the blade with the base using a
triangular rule or square rule, etc.

Replacing carbon brushes

Remove and check the carbon brushes regularly. Replace
when they wear down to the limit mark. Keep the carbon
brushes clean and free to slip in the holders. Both carbon
brushes should be replaced at the same time. Use only
identical carbon brushes. (Fig. 23)
Use a screwdriver to remove the brush holder caps. Take
out the worn carbon brushes, insert the new ones and
secure the brush holder caps. (Fig. 24)
To maintain product SAFETY and RELIABILITY, repairs,
any other maintenance or adjustment should be
performed by Makita Authorized Service Centers, always
using Makita replacement parts.
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ACCESSORIES
CAUTION:
• These accessories or attachments are recommended
for use with your Makita tool specified in this manual.
The use of any other accessories or attachments might
present a risk of injury to persons. Only use accessory
or attachment for its stated purpose.
If you need any assistance for more details regarding
these accessories, ask your local Makita Service Center.
• Saw blades
• Rip fence (Guide rule)
• Hex wrench 5
• Various type of Makita genuine batteries and chargers
• Dust nozzle
EC-DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
We declare under our sole responsibility that this product
is in compliance with the following standards of
standardized documents, EN60745, EN55014 in
accordance with Council Directives, 89/336/EEC,
98/37/EC.
Yasuhiko Kanzaki CE 2005
For European countries only
Noise and Vibration
The typical A-weighted noise levels are
sound pressure level: 90 dB (A)
sound power level: 101 dB (A)
Uncertainty: 3 dB(A)
- Wear ear protection. -
The typical weighted root mean square acceleration value
is not more than 2.5 m/s
These values have been obtained according to EN60745.
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