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13.
If the tool is not used for a long period of time,
the battery must be removed from the tool.
14.
During and after use, the battery cartridge may
take on heat which can cause burns or low
temperature burns. Pay attention to the han
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dling of hot battery cartridges.
15.
Do not touch the terminal of the tool imme
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diately after use as it may get hot enough to
cause burns.
16.
Do not allow chips, dust, or soil stuck into the
terminals, holes, and grooves of the battery
cartridge.
It may cause heating, catching fire,
burst and malfunction of the tool or battery car
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tridge, resulting in burns or personal injury.
17.
Unless the tool supports the use near
high-voltage electrical power lines, do not use
the battery cartridge near high-voltage electri
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cal power lines.
It may result in a malfunction or
breakdown of the tool or battery cartridge.
18.
Keep the battery away from children.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
CAUTION:
Only use genuine Makita batteries.
Use of non-genuine Makita batteries, or batteries that
have been altered, may result in the battery bursting
causing fires, personal injury and damage. It will
also void the Makita warranty for the Makita tool and
charger.
Tips for maintaining maximum
battery life
1.
Charge the battery cartridge before completely
discharged. Always stop tool operation and
charge the battery cartridge when you notice
less tool power.
2.
Never recharge a fully charged battery car
-
tridge. Overcharging shortens the battery
service life.
3.
Charge the battery cartridge with room tem
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perature at 10 °C - 40 °C (50 °F - 104 °F). Let
a hot battery cartridge cool down before
charging it.
4.
When not using the battery cartridge, remove
it from the tool or the charger.
5.
Charge the battery cartridge if you do not use
it for a long period (more than six months).
ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
Always be sure that all the battery
cartridges are removed before carrying out any
work on the machine.
Failure to remove all the bat-
tery cartridges may result in serious personal injury
from accidental start-up.
WARNING:
Never start the machine unless it
is completely assembled.
Operation of the machine
in a partially assembled state may result in serious
personal injury from accidental start-up.
Installing the handle
NOTICE:
When installing the handles, be careful
not to pinch the cord between the handles.
If the
cord is damaged, the switch may not work.
1.
Raise the lower handle.
2.
Align the hole in the lower handle with the hole
in the middle handle, then insert the bolt from the
inside, and then tighten the thumb nut from the outside.
Perform the same procedure on the other side.
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2
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4
Fig.1
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1.
Middle handle
2.
Thumb nut
3.
Bolt
4.
Lower
handle
