Rotfuchs EH250 Original Instructions Manual page 18

• Don'tusethemachineintheaggressiveenvironmentsorunderlowtemperatures.
• Wearsuitableworkclothes:Neverwearlooseclothingorjewellery;thiscouldbecaught
bymovablepartsofthemachine.Rubberglovesandnon-slipfootwearisrecommended
when working outdoors. For long hair, wear a hair net.
• Onlyusethepowercordforitsintendeduse:Nevercarrythetoolorpullonthepower
cordandneverpullonthecordtodisconnectthepowerplugfromthepoweroutlet.
Keepthepowercordawayfromheat,oilandsharpedges.
• Pleasebesuretomaintainuprightbodyposition:Ensureasafepositionandalways
maintainyourbalance.
• Disconnectthecablewinchfromthepowernetworkwhennotinuse:Alwaysdisconnect
thepowerplugfromthepoweroutletifthedeviceisnotinuseandpriortoperforming
anymaintenance.
• Onlybeusedindoors:Thiscablewinchcannotbeusedoutdoors,itissuitableforusing
indoors.
• Pleasepayattention:Pleasepayattentiontowhatyoudo.Pleaseusecommonsense
whileworking.Donotoperatethetoolifyouaretired.
• Inspectcomponentsfordamages:Priortooperatingthedevice,pleaseinspectitfor
possibledamagedcomponents,inparticulardamagedsafeguardcomponents,inorder
toensureproperworkingconditionsandfulfilmentoftheintendedfunction.Inspect
thesettingandconnectionofmovableparts,inspectallcomponentsforbreakage,con-
nectionandotherconditions,whichmightinfluenceofthecorrectoperation.Damaged
components,inparticulardamagedsafetyequipment,mustberepairedorreplacedby
aprofessionalunlessotherwisestatedinthisusermanual.Pleasehaveanydamaged
switchesrepairedbyaprofessional.Neverusethecablewinchifitcannotbeswitchedoff
oronusingthemainpowerswitch.
• Attention:Theuseofaccessoriesoradditionaldevicesotherthantheonesdescribedin
thismanualcanleadtoinjuries.
• Haveyourcablewinchrepairedonlybvaqualifiedelectrician:Thispowertoolcomplies
withapplicablesafetyregulations.Repairsmustbeperformedonlybyqualifiedelectrici-
ansusingoriginalreplacementparts;otherwise,seriousinjuriesmayoccur.
• Intheinterestoftechnicalprogress,changescanbemadewithoutpriornoticefromthe
manufacturerandarepotentiallynotyetincludedintheinstructionmanual.
• Checkthemachinebeforeinitialoperationforcompletenessandfunctionality.
• Neveroperateanon-functionalordefectivemachine.Contactthemanufacturerorallow
themachinetobeinspectedbyaqualifiedprofessional.
• Alwaysworkcarefullyandwithadueamountofcaution.
• Donotapply,inanycase,anexcessiveamountofforce!
• Keeptheimmediateworkingenvironmentoftheropewinchclean.
• Donotusetheropewinchatdamporwetlocations.
• Donotexposetheropewinchtorain,wet,ordamp.
• Donotoperatethemachineintheimmediateareaofeasilyflammablefluidsand/orob-
jects.
• Keepoutsiders(suchaskids,helpers,andetc.)away,whileworkingwiththemachine.
• Keepchildrenandunauthorisedpersonsawayfromthemachine.
• Donotloadtheropewinchmorethemaximumloadcapacity(seetechnicalinformation).
• Useonlythemanufacturerrecommendedaccessories.
• Whenoperatingtheropewinch,alwayswearpersonalsafetyequipment(suchas,safety
shoes,hearingprotection,safetygoggles,andetc.)
• Placethepowercableinasuchawaythatitcannotbedamaged.
• Neveruseadamagedcable.Allowthecabletobereplacedbyaqualifiedprofessional.
Alwaysuseacablewiththesamepropertiesandlength.
• Cleantheropewinchregularlyandperformpreventivemaintenancework.
• Checkthepowercableoftheropewinchbeforeeveryusefordamages.Neveroperatea
ropewinchwithadamagedcable.
• Neverusethewinch,iftheropeiswornout,knotteditself,orhasakink.
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