DeWalt DCS391-XE, Instruction Manual

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• Replacement of the supply cord. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by the manufacturer or an authorised D
E
WALT Service Centre in order
to avoid a hazard.
Extension Cords
CAUTION: Use only extension cords that are approved by the country’s Electrical
Authority. Before using extension cords, inspect them for loose or exposed wires,
damaged insulation and defective fittings. Replace the cord if necessary.
MINIMUM GAUGE FOR CORD SETS
For Cable length (m): 7.5 15 25 30 45 60
Use Cable with minimum rating (Amperes)
Tool Amperes
0 - 3.4 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
3.5 - 5.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 10 15
5.1 - 7.0 10 10 10 10 15 15
7.1 - 12.0 15 15 15 15 20 20
12.1 - 20.0 20 20 20 20 25 –
Safety Instructions for All Saws
a) DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting area and the blade. Keep your
second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both hands are holding
the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
b) Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard cannot protect you from the
blade below the workpiece.
c) Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece. Less than a full
tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
d) Never hold piece being cut in your hands or across your leg. Secure the
workpiece to a stable platform. It is important to support the work properly to
minimize body exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
e) Hold power tool by insulated gripping surfaces when performing an operation
where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring. Contact with a “ live ” wire
will also make exposed metal parts of the power tool “ live ” and shock the
operator.
f) When ripping always use a rip fence or straight edge guide. This improves the
accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.
g) Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond versus round) of
arbor holes. Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw will run
eccentrically, causing loss of control.
h) Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or bolt. The blade washers and
bolt were specially designed for your saw, for optimum performance and safety
of operation.
Further Safety Instructions for All Saws
CAUSES AND OPERATOR PREVENTION OF KICKBACK:
– Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound or misaligned saw blade,
causing an uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward the
operator;
– When the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the kerf closing down, the blade
stalls and the motor reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the operator;
– If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the cut, the teeth at the back edge
of the blade can dig into the top surface of the wood causing the blade to climb
out of the kerf and jump back toward the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect operating procedures or
conditions and can be avoided by taking proper precautions as given below:
a)
Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw and position your arms to
resist kickback forces. Position your body to either side of the blade, but not
in line with the blade. Kickback could cause the saw to jump backwards, but
kickback forces can be controlled by the operator, if proper precautions are taken.
b) When blade is binding, or when interrupting a cut for any reason, release the
trigger and hold the saw motionless in the material until the blade comes to
a complete stop. Never attempt to remove the saw from the work or pull the
saw backward while the blade is in motion or kickback may occur. Investigate
and take corrective actions to eliminate the cause of blade binding.
c) When restarting a saw in the workpiece, center the saw blade in the kerf and
check that saw teeth are not engaged into the material. If saw blade is binding,
it may walk up or kickback from the workpiece as the saw is restarted.