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accept any warranty claims and cannot be held
liable.
4
Setting / Adjustment
4.1
Charging the rechargeable battery
Check whether the rated voltage of the rechargeable
battery agrees with the information specified on the
machine.
Rechargeable battery and charger are matched to
each other. Only use the MAFELL – APS 18 chargers
for recharging.
Before using a new machine, first of all charge the
rechargeable battery.
A description of how to start up and charge the APS
18 can be found in the appended instructions
"APS 18 rechargeable power station".
The rechargeable battery is equipped with a
temperature monitoring system. This guarantees that
the rechargeable battery is only charged in the
temperature range between 0°C and 50°C. This
achieves a long service life for the rechargeable
battery.
A considerably shortened operating time per charging
procedure indicates that the rechargeable battery is
spent and needs to be replaced.
Danger
Explosion hazard
Protect the rechargeable battery
from heat, fire and moisture.
Do not place the rechargeable battery onto heating
appliances and do not expose the rechargeable
battery to strong solar radiation for a longer period of
time. Temperatures above 50°C are detrimental to
the rechargeable battery. Allow a heated
rechargeable battery to cool down before charging it.
The optimum storage temperature ranges between
10°C and 30°C.
Do not open the rechargeable
battery and protect it from impacts.
Keep the rechargeable battery in a
dry and frost-proof place.
Danger
Cover the rechargeable battery's
contacts if it is stored outside the
charger. There is a fire and
explosion hazard in case of a short
circuit caused by metallic bridging.
Follow the instructions for the
protection of the environment.
4.2
Fitting the rechargeable battery
Slide the charged rechargeable battery into the
battery guide next to the handle until it perceptibly
engages.
Before using the machine,
convince yourself that the
rechargeable battery is firmly
seated in the machine.
4.3
Removing the rechargeable battery
Unlock the rechargeable battery by pressing the
locking lever 26 (Fig. 2) and pull it out of the battery
guide.
Do not use force to do so.
4.4
Chip extraction
Danger
Substances that are harmful to
health must be taken up with an M-
suction device.
Connect the machine to a suitable external dust
extractor during all work generating a considerable
amount of dust. The air velocity must be at least 20
m/s (65.6 ft / sec.).
The internal diameter of hose connector 1 (Fig. 1) is
35 mm (1 3/8 in.).
The chip bag can be used for self-generated dust
extraction when briefly carrying out work that
generates a low amount of dust.
