Skil PWRCORE 20 PR0600B-00 Owner's Manual page 25

Adjusting the Chain Tension
a. Stop the saw and remove the battery pack
before adjusting the chain tension.
b. Loosen the side-cover knob. This will
release the tension pin (shown in Fig. 17e)
and loosen the chain tension. Lift, pull and
push the guide bar to help adjust chain
tension, then retighten the side-cover knob
securely. Assure that the chain will rotate
without binding .
During normal saw operation, the
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temperature of the chain will increase. The
drive links of a correctly tensioned warm
chain will hang approximately 0.050 in. (1.3
mm) out of the bar groove (Fig. 18a).
A cold chain is correctly tensioned when
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there is no slack on the underside of the
guide bar and the chain is snug, but it can
be turned by hand without binding. The
chain must be re-tensioned whenever the
flats of the drive links do not sit in the bar
groove (Fig. 18b).
New chains tend to stretch; check
NOTICE
chain tension frequently and
tension as required.
A chain tensioned while it is warm
NOTICE
may be too tight upon cooling.
Check the cold tension before next use.
Chain Maintenance
WARNING
maintenance. Failure to heed this warning
could result in serious personal injury.
WARNING
The chain is sharp and may contain burrs.
Use only low-kickback chains on this saw .
This fast-cutting chain will provide kickback
reduction when properly maintained .
A properly sharpened saw chain cuts through
wood effortlessly, even with very little pressure.
Never use a dull or damaged saw chain. A dull
saw chain cutter leads to increased physical
strain, increased vibration load, unsatisfactory
cutting results and increased wear.
For smooth and fast cutting, the saw chain needs to be maintained properly. When the wood
chips are small and powdery, the chain must be forced through the wood during cutting,
or the chain cuts to one side are the indicators that the chain requires sharpening. During
maintenance of your saw chain, consider the following:
Improper filing angle of the side plate can increase the risk of a severe kickback.
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Remove the battery pack
before performing any
Always wear gloves when
handling the saw chain.
Fig. 18a
Approximately 0.050" (1.3 mm)
Fig. 18b
Flats of drive links
Fig. 19a
Top plate
Side plate
Depth
gauge
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