Functional Description - Makita PO5000C Instruction Manual

Safety Warnings Specific for Polishing Operations
1 . Do not allo w any loose portion of the polishing
bonnet or its attachment strings to spin freely.
Tuck a w ay or trim any loose attachment strings.
L oose an d spinning atta c h ment strings c an entan-
gle your fingers or snag on the workpiece.
Additional Safety W arnings
1 . Do not leave the tool running. Operate the tool
only w hen hand-held.
Check that the w orkpiece is properly supported.
2.
3. If w orking place is extremely hot and humid, or
badly polluted by conductive dust, use a short-cir-
cuit breaker ( 30 mA ) to assure operator safety.
4 . Do not use the tool on any materials contain-
ing asbestos.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
WARNING:
DO NOT let comfort or familiarity
w ith product ( gained from repeated use ) replace
strict adherence to safety rules for the subject
product. MISUSE or failure to follo w the safety
rules stated in this instruction manual may cause
serious personal injury.
FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Al w ays be sure that the tool is
s w itched off and unplugged before adjusting or
checking function on the tool.
Sw itch action
CAUTION:
Before plugging in the tool, al w ays
check to see that the s w itch trigger actuates
properly and returns to the " OFF " position w hen
released.
Fig.1: 1. S w it c h trigger 2. L o c k button
T o start t h e tool, simpl y pull t h e s w it c h trigger. T h e
rotation spee d w ill in c rease as y ou pull t h e trigger.
R elease t h e s w it c h trigger to stop. F or c ontinuous oper-
ation, pull t h e s w it c h trigger, pus h in t h e lo c k button an d
t h en release t h e s w it c h trigger. T o stop t h e tool f rom t h e
lo c ke d position, pull t h e trigger f ull y , t h en release it.
CAUTION:
S w itch can be locked in " ON " posi-
tion for ease of operator comfort during extended
use. Apply caution w hen locking tool in " ON "
position and maintain firm grasp on tool.
CAUTION:
Do not plug in the tool w ith the
lock-on s w itch engaged. T h e tool w ill be run
unsupported and it may cause a personal injury or
breakage.
Speed adjusting dial
Fig.2: 1. Speed adjusting dial
T h e rotating spee d c an be c h ange d b y turning t h e
speed adjusting dial to a given number setting from
5 . H ig h er spee d is obtaine d w h en t h e d ial is turne d in
t h e d ire c tion o f number 5 . A n d lo w er spee d is obtaine d
w h en it is turne d in t h e d ire c tion o f number 1 .
R e f er to t h e table f or t h e relations h ip bet w een t h e number
settings on t h e d ial an d t h e appro x imate rotating spee d .
Number
1
2
3
4
5
NOTICE:
If the tool is operated continuously
at lo w speeds for a long time, the motor w ill get
overloaded, resulting in tool malfunction.
NOTICE:
The speed adjusting dial can be turned
only as far as 5 and back to 1. Do not force it past
5 or 1, or the speed adjusting function may no
longer w ork.
Electronic function
T h e tools e q uippe d w it h ele c troni c f un c tion are eas y to
operate be c ause o f t h e f ollo w ing f eatures.
Constant speed control
Possible to get fine finish, because the rotating speed is
kept c onstant e v en un d er t h e loa d e d c on d ition.
Soft start feature
S o f t start be c ause o f suppresse d starting s h o c k.
Selecting the action mode
T urn t h e c h ange knob to alter t h e rotation mo d e.
Fig.3: 1. C h ange knob
NOTICE:
Al w ays turn the knob fully. If the knob
is in the middle position, you cannot turn on the
tool.
NOTICE:
You cannot change the action mode
w hen the tool is s w itched on.
Random orbit w ith forced rotation
mode
Fig.4: 1. C h ange knob
R an d om orbit w it h f or c e d rotation mo d e is orbital a c tion
w it h f or c e d rotation o f t h e pa d f or roug h polis h ing su c h
as sur f a c e treatment.
R otate t h e c h ange knob c ounter c lo c k w ise f or ran d om
orbit w it h f or c e d rotation mo d e.
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Orbits per min. Pad rotating
speed per minute
in random orbit
w ith forced rota-
tion mode
1 ,6 00
2,5 00
3,700
5 ,300
6 ,8 00
to
1 8 0
29 0
4 30
6 1 0
78 0