NATI BlueMAX 53542, Manual

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instructions.
• Ne v er cut with the upper edge or the tip of the
cutt er ba r.
hand s.
C utting wood which is under t ension
S pe ci a l c a r e is r eq uir ed when cutt ing w oo d wh ic h
is under t ension. C utting wood which is under
t ension can r elease the t ension, causing the
wood to r ea c t out of control. I n the worst case
this can r esult in se v e r e and e v en fatal inju r ie s.
T his t ype of w or k must be pe r f or med only b y
specially t r ained person s.
9. Maintenance
9.1 Replacing the chain and cutter bar
T he cut t er bar needs t o be r epla c ed if • the guide
g roov e of the cut t er bar is w orn.
Proc eed as desc r ibed in the se ction „F itting the
cutt er bar and the chain “.
9.2 Checking the automatic chain lubrication
Y ou should check the operation of the au tom a tic
chain lub ric a tion syst em on a r egular basis in
or der t o gua r d against ov e r heating and the
damage this can cause t o the cut t er bar and the
chain.
Poin t the tip of the cut t er bar at a smooth su r fa c e
(a boa r d or a cut t r ee fa c e) and all o w the
chainsaw to run. I f y ou see a g ro wing oil stain
on the smooth su r fa c e, the au tom atic chain
lub ric a tion syst em is w ork ing p r ope rly. I f
the r e is no clear oil stain, please r efer t o the
corr esponding instru c tions in the se ction
„Tr oubleshooting “. I f the inf orm a tion
con tained the r e still fails to r emedy the
situ ation, please con ta c t our se rvic e depa r tme nt
I mpo r ta nt! Do no t a c tua lly touc h t he su r fa c e with
the tip of the cut t er bar when pe r f or ming this
t es t.
Keep a safe distan c e (app ro x. 20 cm).
9.3 Sharpening the chain
possible if the chain is in good c ondition and
sha r p .
T his also r edu c es the r isk of kick bac k.
T he chain can be r e-sha r pened by a n y deale r. Do
not a tt empt t o sha r pen the chain y ourself unless
y ou ha v e the ne c essa r y special t ools and
expe r ien c e .
supplying t oo little air t o the ca r bu r e tor. R egular
should be checked af t er e v e r y 25 hours of use
and cleaned if ne c essa ry. I f the air con tains a
f r eque ntly.
out.
4. A ssemble in r e v erse o r de r.
9.5 Maintenance of the spark plug (Fig. 27)
Spa r k plug spa rk ing gap = 0.6mm. T igh t en the
spa r k plug with a tor que of 12 t o 15 Nm. Check
the spa r k pl u g f or d ir t and g rim e af t e r 10 h ours o f
ope r ation and if ne c essa r y clean it with a c opper
wi r e brush. T he r eaf t e r se rvic e the s pa rk plug af t er
e v e r y 50 hours of ope r a tion.
1. P ull out the spa r k boot plug ( Fi g. 28).
2. R em ov e the spa r k plug ( Fi g. 28) with the
supplied
multifun ction tool (It em 24).
3. A ssemble in r e v erse o r de r.
9.6 Applying grease to the gear unit
A f t er e v e r y 20 hours of use add a little gear
g r ease (app ro x. 10 g.) at the lub ric ation nipple
(Fi g . 4/It em 25).
10. Cleaning, storage, transport
10.1 Cleaning
• R egula r ly clean the t ensioning mechanism
by bl o wing it out with c omp r essed air or
cleaning it with a brush. D o not use a ny tools
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