Installing The Guide Bar And Saw Chain - Black & Decker CCS818 Instruction Manual

5. The battery pack should be recharged when it fails to produce
sufficient power on jobs which were easily done previously. DO
NOT CONTINUE using unit with its battery pack in a depleted
condition.
6. The battery pack will reach optimum performance after being
cycled 5 times during normal usage. There is no need to run the
battery pack down completely before recharging. Normal usage
is the best method of discharging and recharging the battery pack.
Preparing Your Chain Saw for Use
WARNING: Read and understand all instructions. Failure to
follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire
and/or serious personal injury.
Assembly

Installing the Guide Bar and Saw Chain

CAUTION: Sharp chain. Always wear protective gloves when
handling the chain. The chain is sharp and can cut you when it is
not running.
WARNING: Sharp moving chain. To prevent accidental
operation, insure that battery is disconnected from the tool
before performing the following operations. Failure to do this
could result in serious personal injury.
The saw chain and guide bar are packed separately in the carton inside the
scabbard. The chain has been placed on the guide bar at the factory to
insure that the teeth are facing in the proper direction when you first attach
it. Should the chain come off of the guide bar, refer to the section
• Place the saw on a firm surface.
"Replacing the Chain" for proper tooth orientation.
Rotate the two allen head screws
(9) counterclockwise with the
wrench (11) provided as shown
in figure D.
• Remove sprocket cover (8) and
allen head screws (9).
D
9
8
11
• Cut the plastic wire tie holding the guide bar scabbard (10) to the
guide bar (6). Be sure to cut away from yourself to prevent injury if
cutting instrument should slip.
• Wearing protective gloves, grasp the saw chain (7) and guide bar
(6) with one hand and pull the guide bar scabbard (10) off with your
free hand.
• Place the saw chain and guide bar
assembly around the sprocket
(18). Check to make sure that the
slot (19) in the guide bar (6) is
over the two location pins (20)
shown in figure E and that the
hole below the slot is located over
the adjustment pin (21).
• Replace sprocket cover (8) and
thread allen head screws (9) in with wrench until snug, then back
• Cut the plastic wire tie holding the saw chain to the guide bar. Be
wrench off one full turn.
sure to cut away from yourself to prevent injury if cutting instrument
should slip.
• Pull bar nose up and keep it up as
you adjust tension.
• With the flat screwdriver end of
the wrench provided rotate the
tension adjustment screw (22) in
the front of the housing clockwise
to increase the chain tension as in
figure F.
• Follow instructions in "Adjusting Chain Tension" section.
• While still holding the bar nose up, tighten the rear allen screw first,
then tighten the front allen screw. Make sure both allen screws are
securely tightened. Do not overtighten.
• When the chain is new check the tension frequently (after
disconnecting battery) during the first 2 hours of use as a new chain
stretches slightly.
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E
19
18
20
20
21
F
22
11