Patriot ES 180, Operating Instructions Manual

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EN ‐ 12 PATRIOT
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Before transporting your chain saw, always unplug it from the wall outlet and the guide rail and thread
the chain guard. If you use a saw to transport a vehicle, place it so that it could endanger persons and
firmly fix the vehicle.
Chain Care (Fig. 5 ‐ B)
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Ensure correct chain tension. Loose chain can jump out of operation and lead to injury.
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If damaged, the chain must be replaced immediately. Minimum length of the upper surface of the
cutting teeth must be at least 5 mm.
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Check after each use a chain saw teeth sharpness. Dull chain leads to a higher load and engine
overheating ‐ dull chain, replace it with a sharp and keep it sharpened.
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As for sharpening chain saws are needed specific expertise, it is recommended to leave sharpening
workshop.
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In the case of hand ‐ grinding chain wear protective gloves and use file pr. 4 mm (the division of the
chain 3/8 "x 0.050"). Chain regrind from the inside edge outwards with respect to the values indicated
in the figures. Just one to two strokes with a file for each cutting tooth. Every 3 ‐ 4 manual grinding is
necessary to check and possibly grind foot depth limiter with a flat file and a special template that is
available as optional equipment. Parameters for the maintenance of chain are shown the table of Fig.
5 ‐ A.
Guide Bar Care (Fig. 5 ‐ C, 5 ‐ D, 5 ‐ E, 5 ‐ F)
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Guide bar groove and lubrication holes must be kept clean with a scraper (Fig. 5 ‐ C), which is available
as optional equipment.
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Any burrs on guide bar (Fig. 5 ‐ C) remove by flat file.
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Guide bar sprocket should be regularly lubricated with grease using a mechanical press (fig. 5 ‐ D). Also,
make sure the guide bar sprocket rotates freely.
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Turn the guide bar every 8 operating hours (Fig. 5 ‐ E) to distribute the wear on both side of bar, thus
extending bar life.
Turning the guide bar (Fig. 5 ‐ F)
When the turning bar (5) must be replaced also the chain tensioning gear (19). Loosen the screw (A). Turn
the bar, make sure that the seal (B) remaines in its position in the gear and the fit the gear back to the bar
with screw. To ensure sufficient screw locking is recommended to use a drop of glue on the thread ‐ locking
compound (eg. Loctice 243 or equivalent).
Repair Service
Repairs to electric power tools should only be carried out by specialist electrical personnel.
Waste disposal and environmental protection If your device should become useless somewhere in the
future or you do not need it any longer, do not dispose of the device together with your domestic refuse,
but dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner. Please dispose of the device itself at an according
collecting/ recycling point. By doing so, plastic and metal parts can be separated and recycled. Information
concerning the disposal of materials and devices are available from your local administration.
Spare Parts
Chain 36 cm 1PIZ1004
Chain 41 cm 1PIZ1010
Storage
If you saw for a long time:
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Disconnect the tool from the socket.
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Completely empty the oil tank, then run briefly saw and empty and the oil line.