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Danger! Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Warning! Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Caution: Indicates a potentially haz ard ous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or mod er ate injury.
Caution: Used without the safety alert symbol indicates
a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in property damage.
MOTOR
Be sure your power supply agrees with nameplate marking.
Lower voltage will cause loss of power and can result in over-
heating. All Black & Decker tools are factory-tested; if this tool
does not operate, check the power supply.
Extension cords
When using an extension cord, be sure to use one heavy
enough to carry the current your product will draw. An
undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage resulting
in loss of power and overheating. The following table
shows the correct size to use depending on cord length
and nameplate ampere rating. If in doubt, use the next
heavier gage. The smaller the gage number, the heavier
the cord.
Minimum gage for cord sets
Volts Total length of cord in feet
120V
0-25
26-50
51-100
101-150
(0-7,6m) (7,6-15,2m) (15,2-30,4m) (30,4-45,7m)
220V
0-50
51-100
101-200
201-300
(0-15,2m) (15,2-30,4m) (30,4-60,9m) (60,9-91,4m)
Ampere Rating
Moure than Not more than American Wire Gage
0 - 6
18
16
16
14
6 - 10
18
16
14
12
10 - 12
16
16
14
12
12 - 16
14
12 Not recommended
SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SANDERS
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Always use proper eye and respiratory protection.
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Clean your tool out periodically.
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Before using the tool on metal workpieces
or workpieces containing metal, make sure
to remove the dust bag.
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Wear gloves when working with metal workpieces.
OTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS
AND INSTRUCTIONS
SANDING
Lead base paint
Sanding of lead based paint is Not recommended due
to the difficulty of controlling the contaminated dust.
The greatest danger of lead poisoning is to children and
pregnant women.
Since it is difficult to identify whether or not a paint
contains lead without a chemical analysis, we recommend
the following precautions when sanding any paint:
Personal Safety
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No children or pregnant women should enter the work
area where the paint sanding is being done until all
clean up is completed.
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A dust mask or respirator should be worn by all
persons entering the work area. The filter should
be replaced daily or whenever the wearer has
difficulty breathing.
Note: Only those dust masks suitable for working with lead
paint dust and fumes should be used. Ordinary painting
masks do not offer this protection. See your local
hardware dealer for the proper (NIOSH approved) mask.
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No eating, drinking or smoking should be done
in the work area to prevent ingesting contaminated
paint particles. Workers should wash and clean up
before eating, drinking or smoking. Articles of food,
drink, or smoking should not be left in the work area
where dust would settle on them.
Environmental safety
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Paint should be removed in such a manner as to
minimize the amount of dust generated.
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Areas where paint removal is occurring should be
sealed with plastic sheeting of 4 mils. thickness.
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Sanding should be done in a manner to reduce
tracking of paint dust outside the work area.
Cleaning and disposal
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All surfaces in the work area should be vacuumed
and thoroughly cleaned daily for the duration of
the sanding project. Vacuum filter bags should be
changed frequently.
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Plastic drop cloths should be gathered up and
disposed of along with any dust chips or other
removal debris. They should be placed in sealed
refuse receptacles and disposed of through regular
trash pick-up procedures. During clean up, children
and pregnant women should be kept away from the
immediate work area.
