RIDGID K-6200 Manual page 11

Always wear eye protection to protect your eyes
against dirt and other foreign objects. Wear rubber
soled, non-slip shoes.
Always assume the correct operating posture in order to
maintain proper balance (Figure 8). Should an unex-
pected situation arise, this posture provides you with the
opportunity to safely keep control of the machine and
cable.
• Be sure you can quickly remove your foot from the
foot switch.
• Hand must be on the cable to control its twisting action
when it hits an obstruction.
• Keep hands away from rotating drum and guide tube.
Do not reach into drum unless machine is unplugged.
1. Loosen the feed knob to ensure AUTOFEED is not
engaged. Manually pull a sufficient length of cable out
of the drum and manually push the tool and cable into
the sewer inlet.
Figure 8 – Proper Operating Position
2. Move FOR/OFF/REV switch into FOR (forward) po-
sition. Do not step on the air foot switch pedal at this
time.
3. To use AUTOFEED, turn feed knob down until top
bearing makes contact with the cable, then turn one
full additional turn. Do not over-tighten.
Before starting machine, operator's gloved hand
must be on the cable.
4. Exert sufficient downward pressure on cable to keep
it in sewer line while depressing air foot switch pedal
to start cable rotating.
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5. Move the feed lever in the opposite direction of the ro-
tating drum to advance the cable (Figure 9). The
rate at which the cable is fed (0 – 28' per minute) into
the sewer is controlled by the position of the feed
lever away from neutral (vertical) position. The further
from vertical, the faster the feed rate. Always keep one
hand on the cable to feel tension.
6. Continue to feed the cable into the line until resistance
or obstruction is encountered. This condition will gen-
erally become apparent to the operator as the motor
will "lug" down and/or the cable will have a tendency
to twist sideways in the operator's hands.
If the cable shows signs that the cutter has stopped ro-
tating, fully reverse feed lever (move handle in the
same direction of the drum rotation) to back the cutter
away and to relieve the load. Gradually feed the
cable into the obstruction, allowing cutter to advance
slowly. Occasionally move AUTOFEED lever to neu-
tral to allow cutter to work through the obstruction. If
motor turns but the drum stops, the torque limiter is
slipping because of excessive force. Pull back on
cable to relieve torque and drum will begin to spin.
TIP: If cable continues to get hung up in blockage, dis-
continue use of the AUTOFEED and work cable by
hand.
Figure 9 – Feed Lever Operation
7. Once flow is established, use running water to wash
debris and roots down the drain while finishing the job.
WARNING
Do not allow tension to build up in the cable. This
will happen if the cutting tool hits a snag and stops
turning, but the motor and its drum continue to ro-
tate. Torque builds until the cable suddenly twists,
potentially wrapping around your hand or arm. This
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