General Operational Precautions - Hitachi CL 10D Handling Instructions Manual

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GENERAL OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS

1. Keep work area clean. Cluttered areas and benches
invite accidents.
2. Avoid dangerous environment. Don't expose power
tools and charger to rain. Don't use power tools
and charger in damp or wet locations. And keep
work area well lit.
Never use power tools and charger near flam-
mable or explosive materials.
Do not use tool and charger in presence of flam-
mable liquids or gases.
3. Keep children away. All visitors should be kept
safe distance from work area.
4. Store idle tools and charger. When not in use,
tools and charger should be stored in dry, high
or locked-up place – out of reach of children. Store
tools and charger in a place where the tempera-
ture is less than 40°C.
5. Don't force tool. It will do the job better and safer
at the rate for which it was designed.
6. Use right tool. Don't force small tool or attach-
ment to do the job of a heavy duty tool.
7. Wear proper apparel. No loose clothing or jewelry
to get caught in moving parts. Rubber gloves and
footwear are recommended when working out-
door.
8. Use safety glasses with most tools. Also face or
dust mask if cutting operation is dusty.
9. Don't abuse cord. Never carry charger by cord or
yank it to disconnect from receptacle. Keep cord
from heat, oil and sharp edges.
10. Secure work. Use clamps or a vise to hold work.
It's safer than using your hand and it frees both
hands to operate tool.
11. Don't overreach. Keep proper footing and balance
at all times.
12. Maintain tools with care. Keep tools sharp at all
times, and clean for best and safest performance.
Follow instructions for lubricating and changing
accessories.
13. When the charger is not in use, or when being
maintained and inspected, disconnect the power
cord of the charger from the receptacle.
14. Remove chuck wrenches and wrenches. Form habit
of checking to see that wrenches are removed
from tool before turning it on.
15. Avoid accidental starting. Don't carry tool with
finger on switch.
16. Always use the specified charger.
Never use a charger other than that specified to
prevent danger.
17. Use only genuine HITACHI replacement parts.
18. Do not use power tools for applications other than
those specified in the Handling Instructions.
19. To ensure the designed operational integrity of
power tools and charger, do not remove installed
covers or screws.
20. Consult an authorized Service Center in the event
of power tool and charger failure.
21. Always use the charger at the voltage specified
on the name plate.
22. Do not touch movable parts or accessories unless
the battery has been removed.
23. Always charge the battery before use.
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24. Never use a battery other than that specified. Do
not connect a usual dry cell, a rechargeable battery
other than that specified or a car battery to the
power tool.
25. Do not use any transformer that has a booster.
26. Do not charge the battery from an engine electric
generator or DC power supply.
27. Always charge indoors. As the charger and bat-
tery heat-up slightly during charging, charge the
battery in a place not exposed to direct sunlight;
which has low humidity and is well ventilated.
28. When working in a high place, pay attention to
activities below. Before commencing, ensure that
there are no people below.
PRECAUTIONS FOR CORDLESS STUD
CUTTER
1. Never bring the cutter near your fingers when
operating the switch.
2. Do not use for cutting screws other than soft steel
studs. This tool is designed especially for cutting
of soft steel studs. Using this tool for brass or
stainless steel screws could cause distortions in
the screw threads, thereby preventing insertion of
nuts.
Never use to cut tempered bolts, screws of differing
sizes, reinforcing rods, etc.
3. Use by changing the special cutters according to
the size of the studs. Cutting with cutters of the
wrong size could damage to the continuous thread
studs or the cutter edges.
4. Make sure that the threads on the studs and those
on the cutter are correctly meshed before starting
to cut. Cutting when the threads are not meshed
could cause damage to the studs and the cutter.
5. If the cutter has been attached in the wrong
direction or the bolt for cutter attachment is loose,
this could cause damage to the cutter edge and
could lead to premature damage to the main unit.
Be very careful to attach the cutter correctly.
6. Cutting studs at short lengths of 10 millimeters
or less will create an insufficient meshing length
between the cutter and studs, thus causing damage
to the cutter. Always cut at lengths of more than
10 millimeters.
7. When cutting studs secured to narrow locations,
be sure that there is at least 8 millimeters between
the stud and the surrounding materials.
If the distance is less than 8 millimeters the cutter
could contact the surrounding materials, thereby
causing damage to the cutter and the main unit.
8. When inspecting, cleaning or replacing the cutter,
be sure to remove the battery from the main unit.
The switch could be turned on accidentally, thereby
causing accidents.
9. When using this equipment at heights, make
doubly sure prior to use that there is no one
standing in the area immediately below you. Place
the tool in a safe and stable place when not using
at the moment.
10. Always charge the battery at a temperature of 0
– 40°C. A temperature of less than 0°C will result
in over charging which is dangerous. The battery
cannot be charged at a temperature greater than