Parkside PWSA 20-Li D4, Translation Of The Original Instructions

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Additional safety
instructions for all
applications
Kickback and corresponding
precautions
Kickback is the sudden reaction from a
chopping or blocked grinder attachment
such as a grinding disc, grinding plate,
wire brush etc. Chopping or blocking leads
to sudden stopping of the rotating attach-
ment. This causes an uncontrolled electric
tool to accelerate in a direction counter to
the rotational direction of the attachment
tool. If, for example, a grinding disc cuts
into the workpiece or blocks it, the edge
of the grinding disc that digs into the work-
piece can get caught and, through that,
break off the grinding disc or cause a kick-
back. The grinding disc then moves towards
or away from the operator, depending on
the direction of rotation of the disc at the
blocked spot. Here, the grinding discs can
also break. A kickback is caused by wrong-
ly or incorrectly operating the electric tool.
It can be avoided by suitable cautionary
measures, such as described below.
a) Hold the electric tool very firmly
and bring your body and your
arm into a position in which you
can resist the kickback force.
Always use the supplemental
handle if available to give you
the best control over kickback
force or reaction time during
acceleration
. The operator can master
the kickback and reaction force through
suitable precautions.
b) Never bring your hands near a
rotating attachment tool.
The at
-
tachment tool can run over your hand in
the kickback.
c) Keep your body away from the
area in which the electric tool
would move during a kickback.
The kickback drives the electric tool in
the counter-direction to the rotation of
the grinding disc at the blocked spot.
d) Work particularly cautiously in
corner areas or where there are
sharp corners etc. Prevent the
attachment tools from recoiling
from the workpiece and jam-
ming.
The rotating attachment tool
tends to jam when near corners, sharp
edges or when it recoils from such. This
causes a loss of control or kickback.
e) Do not use chain or toothed
saw blades. Such attachment tools
frequently cause a kickback or loss of
control over the electric tool.
Special safety instructions
for grinding and cutting
a) Use only grinders which have
been approved for your electric
tool and the protective hood
intended for these grinders.
Grinders which are not intended for
the electric tool may not be sufficiently
shielded and are unsafe.
b) Depressed Center grinding
wheels must be pre-assembled
so that their surface not abo-
ve the level of the edge of the
guard stands out.
An improperly
mounted grinding wheel, which ext-
ends beyond the level of the edge of
the guard, not sufficiently shielded.
c) The protective hood must be
securely attached to the elec-
tric tool and adjusted so that
the greatest level of safety is
reached, i.e., the smallest possib-