Lower Blade Guard; Automatic Electric Brake - Porter-Cable PC186CS Instruction Manual

90550103 PCL186 Circular Saw

LOWER BLADE GUARD

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Laceration Hazard. The lower blade guard is a safety feature which
reduces the risk of serious personal injury. Never use the saw if the lower guard
is missing, damaged, mis-assembled or not working properly. Do not rely on the
lower blade guard to protect you under all circumstances. Your safety depends
on following all warnings and precautions as well as proper operation of the saw.
Check lower guard for proper closing before each use as outlined in Additional
Safety Rules for Circular Saws. If the lower blade guard is missing or not working
properly, have the saw serviced before using. To assure product safety and
reliability, repair, maintenance and adjustment should be performed by an
authorized service center or other qualified service organization, always using
identical replacement parts.
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To minimize the risk of eye injury, always use eye protection. Carbide is
a hard but brittle material. Foreign objects in the work piece such as wire or nails can
cause tips to crack or break. Only operate saw when proper saw blade guard is in
place. Mount blade securely in proper rotation before using, and always use a clean,
sharp blade.
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Do not cut ferrous metals (steel), masonry, glass or tile with this saw.
A dull blade will cause slow, inefficient cutting overload on the saw motor, excessive
splintering, and could increase the possibility of kickback.
SWITCH
Saw is equipped with a switch lock-off feature to prevent unintentional running.
• To operate the tool, press in on the lock-off button (2) from either side of the saw and
hold it in as you depress the trigger switch (1).
• After you have depressed the trigger and the tool is running, release the lock-off
button. The tool will continue to run as long as the trigger is depressed.
• To turn the tool off, release the trigger switch.
NOTE: This tool has no provision for locking the tool on, and the switch should never
be locked on by any other means.

AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC BRAKE

Your saw is equipped with an electric blade brake which stops the saw blade within 1-1/2
seconds of trigger release. This is automatic and requires no adjustment.
OPERATING THE LASER (CATALOG NUMBER PC186CSL ONLY)
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES - FIGURE N
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LASER RADIATION. BE
CERTAIN THE LASER ON/OFF BUTTON
IS IN THE OFF POSITION (SEE SECTION
"SWITCHING THE LASER ON AND OFF)
BEFORE INSTALLING BATTERIES.
Lift the battery door (25) off the laser module
(4) by gently squeezing the front of the door
as shown in figure N. Insert 2 fresh 1.5 volt
AAA batteries making sure to match (+) and
(-) terminals correctly. Reattach the battery
door.
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Batteries can explode, or leak, and can cause injury or fire. To
reduce this risk:
• Carefully follow all instructions and warnings on the battery label and package.
• Always insert batteries correctly with regard to polarity (+ and -), marked on the
battery and the equipment.
• Do not short battery terminals.
• Do not charge batteries.
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