Safety Information - EINHELL BT-LC 500 Original Operating Instructions

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Safety information

Warning: When using electric tools it is
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imperative to take the following basic safety
precautions in order to reduce the risk of electric
shock, injury and fire.
Take due note of all this information before and
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while working with the saw.
Do not lose these safety regulations.
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Guard against electric shock
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Avoid body contact with earthed parts.
When equipment is not being used it should be
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kept in a dry, closed place out of childrenʼs
reach.
Keep mounted attachments sharp and clean to
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enable you to work well and safely.
Check the power cable regularly and have it
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replaced by an authorized specialist at the first
sign of any damage.
Check your extension cables regularly and
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replace them if damaged.
When working outdoors, use only extension
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cables that are approved for outdoor use and
which are marked accordingly.
Concentrate on what you are doing. Use
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common sense when working. Do not operate
the tool if your mind is not on your work.
Never use an electric tool with a switch that
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cannot be turned on and off.
Warning! The use of other tools and accessories
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may put you at risk of injury.
Always pull the plug out of the power socket
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before adjusting or servicing the machine.
Give these safety regulations to all persons who
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work on the machine.
Caution! Hands and fingers may be injured on
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the rotating saw blade.
The machine is equipped with a safety circuit-
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breaker (7) to prevent it starting up again after a
voltage drop.
Before you use the machine for the first time,
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check that the voltage marked on the rating plate
is the same as your mains voltage.
If you need to use an extension cable, make sure
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its conductor cross-section is big enough for the
sawʼs power consumption. Minimum cross-
section 1.5 mm 2 or 2.5 mm
20 m or more.
If you use a cable reel, the complete cable must
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be pulled off the reel.
Check the power cable. Never use a faulty or
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damaged power cable.
Do not use the cable to pull the plug out of the
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socket. Protect the cable from heat, oil and sharp
edges.
Do not leave the saw in the rain and never use it
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in damp or wet conditions.
Provide good lighting.
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Do not saw near flammable liquids or gases.
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Wear suitable work clothes! Loose garments or
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jewelry may become caught up in the rotating
sawblade.
Non-slip shoes are recommended when working
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outdoors.
Wear a hair net if you have long hair.
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Avoid abnormal working postures.
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Operators must be at least 16 years of age.
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Keep children away from the machine when it is
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connected to the power supply.
Keep your workplace clean of wood scrap and
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any unnecessary objects.
An untidy work area invites accidents.
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Do not allow other persons, especially children,
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to touch the tool or cable. Keep them out of your
work area.
Persons working on the machine should not be
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distracted.
Note the direction of rotation of the motor and
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saw blade. Use only blades whose permissible
maximum speed is not lower than the maximum
spindle speed of the circular saw and of the
material to be cut.
After you have switched off the motor, never
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slow down the saw blade (4) by applying
pressure to its side.
Only fit blades (4) which are well sharpened and
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have no cracks or deformations.
Do not use circular saw blades (4) made of high-
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alloy high-speed steel (HSS).
Use only blades which are recommended by the
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manufacturer and comply with EN 847-1.
Faulty saw blades (4) must be replaced
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immediately.
Never use saw blades which do not comply with
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the data specified in this manual.
Never dismantle the machineʼs safety devices or
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render them inoperative.
If the table insert is worn, replace it.
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Always stand to the side of the saw blade when
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working with the saw.
Never load the machine so much that it cuts out.
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Make sure that off-cuts do not catch on the saw
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2 for cable lengths of
blade crown. Risk of catapulting!
Never remove loose splinters, chips or jammed
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pieces of wood when the saw blade is running.
To rectify faults or remove jammed pieces of
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wood, always switch off the machine first. Pull
the power plug!
If the sawing gap is worn, replace the table
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insert. Pull the power plug!
Carry out retooling work, adjustments,
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