Functional Description - Makita 6217D Instruction Manual

2. Never recharge a fully charged
cartridge.
Overcharging shortens the battery service life.
3. Charge the battery cartridge with room
temperature at 10 ﾟ C - 40 ﾟ C (50 ﾟ F - 104 ﾟ F).
Let a hot battery cartridge cool down before
charging it.
4. Charge the Nickel Metal Hydride battery
cartridge when you do not use it for more than
six months.

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and the
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battery cartridge is removed before adjusting or
checking function on the tool.
Installing or removing battery cartridge
Fig.1
Always switch off the tool before insertion or
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removal of the battery cartridge.
To remove the battery cartridge, withdraw it from
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the tool while pressing the buttons on both sides of
the cartridge.
To insert the battery cartridge, align the tongue on
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the battery cartridge with the groove in the housing
and slip it into place. Always insert it all the way
until it locks in place with a little click. If not, it may
accidentally fall out of the tool, causing injury to
you or someone around you.
Do not use force when inserting the battery
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cartridge. If the cartridge does not slide in easily, it
is not being inserted correctly.
Switch action
Fig.2
CAUTION:
Before inserting the battery cartridge into the tool,
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always check to see that the switch trigger
actuates properly and returns to the "OFF" position
when released.
To start the tool, simply pull the switch trigger. Tool
speed is increased by increasing pressure on the switch
trigger. Release the switch trigger to stop.
Reversing switch action
Fig.3
This tool has a reversing switch to change the direction
of rotation. Depress the reversing switch lever from the A
side for clockwise rotation or from the B side for
counterclockwise rotation.
When the reversing switch lever is in the neutral position,
the switch trigger cannot be pulled.
CAUTION:
Always check the direction of rotation before
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operation.
battery Use the reversing switch only after the tool comes
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to a complete stop. Changing the direction of
rotation before the tool stops may damage the tool.
When not operating the tool, always set the
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reversing switch lever to the neutral position.
Speed change
Fig.4
To change the speed, first switch off the tool and then
slide the speed change lever to the "2" side for high
speed or "1" side for low speed. Be sure that the speed
change lever is set to the correct position before
operation. Use the right speed for your job.
CAUTION:
Always set the speed change lever fully to the
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correct position. If you operate the tool with the
speed change lever positioned halfway between
the "1" side and "2" side, the tool may be
damaged.
Do not use the speed change lever while the tool is
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running. The tool may be damaged.
Selecting action mode
Fig.5
This tool has an action mode change lever. For drilling,
depress the lock button and then slide the action mode
change lever to the left (
the action mode change lever to the right (
until it is locked. If it is hard to turn the lever, first turn the
chuck slightly in either direction and then turn the lever
again.
CAUTION:
Always slide the action mode change lever all the
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way to your desired mode position. If you operate
the tool with the lever positioned halfway between
the mode symbols, the tool may be damaged.
Do not use the action mode change lever while the
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tool is running. The tool may be damaged.
Adjusting the fastening torque
Fig.6
The fastening torque can be adjusted in 16 steps by
turning the adjusting ring so that its graduations are
aligned with the pointer on the tool body.
First, slide the action mode change lever to the position
of symbol.
The fastening torque is minimum when the number 1 is
aligned with the pointer, and maximum when the
marking is aligned with the pointer. The clutch will slip at
various torque levels when set at the number 1 to 16.
Before actual operation, drive a trial screw into your
material or a piece of duplicate material to determine
which torque level is required for a particular application.
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symbol). For screwing, slide
symbol)