Makita DUR189 Instruction Manual page 13

Replacing the nylon cord
WARNING:
Use nylon cord with diameter
heavier line, metal wire, rope or the like. Use rec-
ommended nylon cord only, otherwise it may cause
damage to the tool and result in serious personal
WARNING:
Make sure that the cover of the
nylon cutting head is secured to the housing
properly as described below. Failure to properly
secure the cover may cause the nylon cutting head to
1. Press on the housing latches inward to lift off the
cover, then remove the spool.
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1. Latch 2. Cover
2. Prepare approximately 3 m (9 ft) of new nylon
cord. Fold the new nylon cord with one end become
end. Then hook the new nylon cord into the notch in the
center of the spool.
of the head rotation (right-hand direction indicated by
RH on the side of the spool).
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1. Spool
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8 0 m m ( 3 - 1 / 8 " )
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cords, leaving the ends temporarily hooked through a
notch on the side of the spool.
Mount the spool in the housing so that the grooves
and protrusions on the spool match up with those in the
housing. Keep the side with letters on the spool visible
on the top. Now, unhook the ends of the cord from their
temporary position and feed the cords through the
eyelets to come out of the housing.
1. Spool 2. Housing 3. Eyelet
5. Align the protrusion on the underside of the cover
onto the housing to secure it.
100 mm (3-15/16")
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