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RB397 (USA) RE-BAR TYING TOOL OUTIL POUR LIER LES BARRES D'ARMATURE HERRAMIENTA LIGADORA DE BARRAS DE RE- FUERZO OPERATING and MAINTENANCE MANUAL MANUEL D'OPERATION ET D'ENTRETIEN MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN Y MANTENIMIENTO BEFORE USING THIS TOOL, STUDY THIS MANUAL TO ENSURE SAFETY WARNING AND INSTRUCTIONS.
ENGLISH OPERATING and MAINTENANCE MANUAL INDEX 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..........3 2. SAFETY FEATURES............8 3. SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL DATA ....10 4. BATTERY INSTRUCTIONS ..........13 5. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS......... 17 6. MAINTENANCE..............24 8. STORAGE ................ 26 9. TROUBLE SHOOTING/REPAIRS........27 BEFORE USING THIS TOOL, STUDY THIS MANUAL TO ENSURE SAFETY WARNING AND IN- STRUCTIONS.
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If a part must be re- NOTE: Nonside-shielded spectacles and placed or repaired, purchase the replace- face shields alone do not provide adequate ment part at an authorized MAX Co., Ltd. protection. distributor. Use only genuine authorized replacement parts.
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8. KEEP FINGERS AND BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE TIE-WIRE REEL WHEN TOOL IS IN OPERATION Failure to do so may result in serious injury. 12. AFTER BATTERY INSTALLATION IF THE TOOL OPERATES WITHOUT THE TRIG- GER BEING PULLED OR THE OPERA- TOR NOTICES UNUSUAL HEAT, SMELL, OR SOUND, DISCONTINUE OPERATION Failure to do so may lead to serious injury.
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JPL914 AC 120V 15. USE ONLY THE AUTHORIZED BATTERY PACK Use only MAX JPL914 battery pack. If the 2 Charge the Battery from AC 120V wall tool is connected to a power supply other sockets than the authorized pack, such as a re-...
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11 Charge the Battery pack in a tempera- 6 Do not touch the power cord or plug ture range of 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) with a wet hand or glove This may cause injury from electric shock. 12 Avoid continual use of the Battery charger 7 Do not put a cloth or any other cover Rest the Charger for 15 minutes between...
In order to ensure safety during operation, the 17 Children should be supervised to en- RB397 has the following safety features. sure that they do not play with the charger. WARNING • Prior to using the tool, make sure that the safety features function properly.
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Curl Guide Curl Guide When the Curl Guide is opened, it will emit a beeping sound and the tool does not operate.
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Pack cap Power cord Power plug Battery pack (JPL914) 2. TOOL SPECIFICATIONS <Battery charger> PRODUCT NO. RB397 WEIGHT 5.3lbs(Battery included) Product name MAX lithium ion battery charger HEIGHT 12" Product code JC928 WIDTH 4-1/8" Input AC120V 50/60Hz LENGTH 11-3/8" Output DC 7.2/10.8/14.4V 7A...
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TIES PER COIL RB397 Approx. 120 ties/coil TIES PER CHARGE Approx. 1400 ties/charge BATTERY CHARGER: Use only an authorized Battery charger, MAX JC928. 4. TECHNICAL DATA 1 NOISE A-weighted single-event ------ LWA, 1s, d 86 dB sound power level A-weighted single event ------ LpA, 1s, d 76 dB...
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* Road & bridge 6. APPLICABLE BAR SIZES Minimum Maximum #3 × #3 #5 × #6 RB397 7. ABOUT PRODUCTION YEAR This product bears production number in the body. The two digits of the number from left indicates the production year. (Example) 08826035D...
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4. BATTERY INSTRUCTIONS Battery pack 1. Charging Latch When charging the Battery pack, remove it by pushing on its latches from both sides while firm- LOCK ly holding the grip of the tool. Red charging lamp WARNING • Before removing the Battery pack from the tool, set the Main switch at OFF and lock the Trigger.
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When the Battery pack is at low tem- perature When the Battery pack is at low temperature, its charging is automatically suspended until its tem- The green lamp blinks. perature increases (higher than 41°F (5°C)), in order to protect it, even if it is set in the Charger. Leave the Battery pack at normal temperature in the room for some time, and then, charge it again.
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CAUTION • When the battery pack is fully discharged, do not leave it for a long time without recharging. If the fully discharged battery pack is removed from the system and left for a long period of time, the battery pack may become damaged. Recharge the battery immediately when it has been discharged.
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Indication of Quick Charger Lamps Charger LED lamp Buzzer sound Recharging status The power cord is plugged Red lamp blinks. into the receptacle. The charger is The charger power cord is plugged It blinks every second. powered. into a wall socket. Two short beeps (Pi, pi) The battery pack is mounted.
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Recycling a Li-ion Battery The MAX battery pack uses a Li-ion battery, it may be illegal to dispose of this battery into the municipal waste system. Check with your local...
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The use of binding wire that has not been speci- fied may cause breakdown of this equipment. Feeding gears Therefore, be sure only to use the specified MAX TW897A. Do not use binding wire that has be- Pipe come rusted, since the use of rusted wire will cause equipment breakdown.
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If the window is dirty and the pipe po- sition can not be confirmed Open the window and wipe off the dirt on the in- side of the window with a soft cloth, etc. Close the window again after cleaning to ensure that foreign objects will not be able to enter the ma- chine.
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2. How to remove the Tie-Wire Trigger Trigger lock LOCK 0 Unlock the Trigger before using the tool. WARNING • Be sure to turn the Main switch OFF, lock the Trigger, and remove the Battery pack. Release Stopper Release Lever 1 Press the release lever, and confirm that the release lever is caught in the release stop- per.
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3. Auto Power-off feature Tie-Wire Reel stopper 3 Slide the Reel stopper to release the Reel holder and remove the Tie-Wire. This Re-bar Tier have "Auto Power-off" fea- 4 Mount the new Tie-Wire. (Refer to the Tie- ture, which saves the power consumption of Wire mounting method explanation.) the Li-ion battery when the tool is not operat- When the Tie-Wire runs out of binding wire...
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Torque dial 2 This dial allows you to adjust wire tension torque slightly. To increase the tension, turn it in the coun- terclockwise. WARNING To decrease the tension, turn it in the clock- • When setting the main switch to ON, abso- wise.
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5. For proper tightness 45° 4 Cross tie. Bent the tail of the first tie before making the second tie. 1 Tilt the tool 45° angle to the crossed re-bars. Re-bars 5 When you need extra tightness, place re- 2 Apply the tool perpendicularly to the surface bars at the top of the Arm part.
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6. MAINTENANCE 7. Cleaning Manual 1 Regularly inspect the tool When the machine operates for long hours, dust In order to maintain the performance of the and wire cuttings may adhere to the cutter sec- tool, periodically clean up and inspect the tion.
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Cutter Cutter plate unit Cutter Fixed cutter Reverse side Wire guide A of the cutter Integrat- ed unit of the cutter and pin Wire guide A 3. Remove the cutter and the fixed cutter, 5. Fit the cutter and assemble wire guide A. and clean them.
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8. STORAGE Hexagon socket head bolt M3 × 6 (plated) Do not store the tool in a cold weather environ- ment. Keep the tool in a warm area. When not in use, the tool should be stored in a warm and dry place. Keep out of reach of chil- dren.
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9. TROUBLE SHOOTING/REPAIRS The troubleshooting and/or repairs shall be carried out only by the MAX CO., LTD. authorized distribu- tors or by other specialists. This tool alerts you to the following conditions by means of a warning sound and warning lamp. The warning lamp is illuminated or blinks, and is interlocked with the warning sound.
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Binding wire not of Confirm reel side face. Use MAX Tie-Wire (Pipipipi, designated types TW897A. pipipipi, ...) has been used. Three short Binding wire has Confirm reel winding Remove fray on reel.
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