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7 ENGLISH
WARNING:
Do not touch the accessory
attached to or ejected from the heat gun imme
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diately after use. Do not eject the accessory to
any person or animal.
The nozzle attachment gets
extremely hot after use and cause risk burn injury.
WARNING:
Do not eject the accessory to any
surface that is flammable or easy to be melt.
The
nozzle attachment gets extremely hot after use and
cause risk of fire or melting the surface.
WARNING:
Use the identical accessories
included in the original package or serviced by
the dealer or service center.
Use wrong or defective
accessory may cause the hot air to flow backward
and damage the tool and create a hazard.
Installing or removing battery
cartridge
CAUTION:
Always switch off the tool before
installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION:
Hold the tool and the battery car-
tridge firmly when installing or removing battery
cartridge.
Failure to hold the tool and the battery
cartridge firmly may cause them to slip off your hands
and result in damage to the tool and battery cartridge
and a personal injury.
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2
3
Fig.3
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1.
Red indicator
2.
Button
3.
Battery cartridge
To remove the battery cartridge, slide it from the tool
while sliding the button on the front of the cartridge.
To install the battery cartridge, align the tongue on the
battery cartridge with the groove in the housing and slip
it into place. Insert it all the way until it locks in place
with a little click. If you can see the red indicator as
shown in the figure, it is not locked completely.
CAUTION:
Always install the battery cartridge
fully until the red indicator cannot be seen.
If not,
it may accidentally fall out of the tool, causing injury to
you or someone around you.
CAUTION:
Do not install the battery cartridge
forcibly.
If the cartridge does not slide in easily, it is
not being inserted correctly.
OPERATION
NOTE:
At first use of the heat gun, some smoke may
emit from the nozzle. This is normal and will soon
decrease.
Switching On and Off
Switching On
— Pull the lock off lever downwards and pull in the
switch trigger to switch on tool.
— Press in the lock on button on the left with your
thumb to keep the tool running.
Switching Off
— Release the switch trigger to stop.
— To stop the tool from the locked position, pull the
switch trigger fully to unlock. Release the switch
trigger to stop.
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2
3
Fig.4
►
1.
Lock off lever
2.
Switch trigger
3.
Lock on button
Temperature setting (DHG181)
The temperature is adjustable by turning the tempera
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ture dial. The dial is marked 1 (lowest temperature) to 6
(highest temperature).
Adjust to suitable temperature for your applications.
The following table suggests setting for different
applications.
Setting
Applications
1
(Ambient temperature)
Cooling the hot parts.
Cooling the machines before
changing the nozzle.
2 - 6
Drying paint and varnish.
Removing stickers.
Waxing and de-waxing.
Shrinking PVC wrapping and
insulation tubes.
Thawing frozen pipes.
Welding plastics.
Bending plastic pipes and
sheets.