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router bits, and cutting wheels. Accessories
come in a variety of shapes and permit you to
do a number of different jobs. As you become
familiar with the range of accessories and their
uses, you will learn just how versatile your
Cordless Rotary Tool is. You’ll see dozens of
uses you hadn’t thought of before now.
The real secret of the Cordless Rotary Tool is
its speed. To understand the advantages of its
high speed, you have to know that the
standard portable electric drill runs at speeds
up to 2,800 revolutions per minute. The typical
electric drill is a low-speed, high torque tool;
the Cordless Rotary Tool is just the opposite
— a high-speed, low torque tool. The chief
difference to the user is that in the high speed
tools, the speed combined with the accessory
mounted in the collet does the work. You don’t
apply pressure to the tool, but simply hold and
guide it. In the low speed tools, you not only
guide the tool, but also apply pressure to it, as
you do, for example, when drilling a hole.
It is this high speed, along with its compact
size and wide variety of special accessories
and attachments that makes your Cordless
Rotary Tool different from other power tools.
The speed enables it to do jobs low speed
tools cannot do, such as cutting hardened
steel, engraving glass, etc.
Getting the most out of your Cordless Rotary
Tool is a matter of learning how to let this
speed work for you.
Read the next sections carefully. They will help
you use your Cordless Rotary Tool correctly
and help you select the correct accessory for
your job.
CHARGING THE TOOL
The Cordless Rotary Tool is not fully charged.
The tool is equipped with a removable battery
pack. Be sure to charge pack prior to initial use.
TO CHARGE THE TOOL:
1. Put the switch in the “OFF” position.
2. Squeeze release tabs on both sides of
battery pack, and remove pack from back of
tool as shown on page 7.
3. Align exterior shape of battery pack with
exterior shape of charger (alignment arrows on
battery columm will point to the two arrows
located on charger), squeeze release tabs,
insert battery pack into charger as shown and
release pressure on tabs so it locks in place.
4. Plug charger into the power source. The
green LED light indicates connection has been
made and the battery pack is charging. Under
normal usage the tool normally requires 3-5
hours charging time to reach full capacity.
When charging is complete, LED on charger
will turn off.
Note:
When inserting a fully charged battery
pack into the charger, the charger’s green LED
light will not illuminate.
5. When charging is completed, squeeze
release tabs on battery pack and remove pack
from charger.
6. Align exterior shape of battery pack with
exterior shape of the housing of tool as shown.
Squeeze release tabs, insert battery pack into
back of tool, and release pressure on tabs so it
locks in place.
STALL PROTECTION
This tool has a stall protection feature built into
it to protect the motor and battery in the event
of a stall. If you stall the tool for too long, or
bind the bit in a work piece, especially at high
speeds, it will automatically turn itself off.
Simply take the tool out of the material you
were stalled in,
turn it off for 3 seconds
, then
turn it back on again to continue using it.
When the battery becomes close to empty, the
tool may shut down automatically more
frequent than normal. If this happens, it is time
to recharge the battery.
FUEL GAUGE
This tool is equipped with a Fuel gauge that
tells you how much charge your battery has. A
fully charged battery is indicated when all three
LED lights are illuminated. As the battery
discharges, the lights will turn off one by one
until only one light is on. When the last light
starts "flashing", the battery is almost empty.
When the battery is dead, the tool will
automatically turn off. This will be a sudden
stop as opposed to a gradual winding down of
the tool. Simply recharge the battery and
reuse.
3 lights ˙ 100% charge remaining
2 lights ˙ 50% charge remaining
1 light ˙ 25% charge remaining
1 "Flashing" light ˙ tool is about to shut off.
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