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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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Wear safety glasses which conform to ANSI Standard Z87.1 or EN 166.
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Stand to one side of the strap while tensioning. Make sure all bystanders are clear before
proceeding.
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Failure to follow the above could result in serious personal injury.
1.
Thread strap once through seal.
Continue to encircle the bundle
and thread the lead end back
through the seal as shown.
Sharply bend approximately 2
1/2" (64mm) of the strap end back
under the seal. Pull out any strap
slack.
NOTE: A gentle upward bend
on the top strap will hold the
seal in place.
2.
While holding the top strap with your left hand and
with the tool in your right hand. squeeze the motor
and stationary handle together to open up the strap
path. Swing tool sideways to accept the top strap,
making certain that the edge of the strap is in
contact with the inside surface of the tensioner foot.
While continuing to hold the motor against the
stationary handle, slide the tool forward as far as
possible.
3.
While continuing to hold the tool by the motor, release
the stationary handle. Press the lever marked #1 to it's
locked position (tension) to begin tensioning the strap
around the bundle. The tool will stall when the set
tension level has been reached. If the tension is too
much or too little, the tension can be adjusted as
described elsewhere in this manual.
NOTE: If strap alignment on the package is
unsatisfactory and it becomes necessary to shut off
the tool during tensioning portion of the cycle, move
the tension lock lever to the right to allow the tension
lever to release and stop tensioning. Squeeze handle
and motor together to release tool and realign strap.
