Husqvarna 316EL Owners Manual - Page 18

ENGLISH Cutting Equipment Recommended cutting equipment The combination of power head, bar and chain used together with this unit has been determined in accordance with the kickback requirements specified in ANSI B 175.1 - 2000. The guide bar nose radius is determined either by the maximum number of teeth in the nose sprocket or by the corresponding maximum nose radius of a solid bar. The following list specifies the chain saw manufacturer's recommendations. Other combinations may also provide the same kickback protection. We have listed the maximum guide bar nose radius, but you may use a guide bar with smaller nose radius than the one we recommend. For guide bars of the same length, all sprocket-nose guide bars of the same pitch and having the same number of sprocket teeth may be considered to have equivalent kickback energy. A hard-nose bar of the same length and nose radius as a sprocket-nose bar may be considered to have equivalent or less kickback energy than the sprocket-nose bar. Low kickback saw chain is chain which has met the kickback performance standards of ANSI B 175.1 and the saftey requirements for gasoline-powered chainsaws when tested on the representative sample of chain saws below 3.8 cu.in. specified in ANSI B 175.1 These are marked with an asterisk * in the table below. We recommend that you use the listed bars and chains as replacements or the low kickback chains available your dealer. Saw chain Husqvarna H37 * Length, inch 12, 14 and 16 Pitch, inch 3/8 Mi ax nose radius 7t CSA Z62.3 Recommended Cutting Equipment for Husqvarna Electric Chain Saws. Cutting equipment for class 2A Electric Chain Saws. Following is a list of evaluated combinations for use on the Husqvarna 316 El chain saw. These combinations have been determined in accordance with CSA Z62.1-11 Chain Saws and Z62.3-11 Chain Saw Kickback requirements. Computed Kickback Angle (CKA) is the angle used as a measure of the reaction of a hand-held chain saw when subjected, under simulated conditions, to a rotational kickback impulse. The guide bar nose radius is determined either by the maximum number of teeth in the nose sprocket or the corresponding maximum nose radius of a solid bar. As we have listed the maximum guide bar nose radius, you may use a guide bar with a smaller nose radius than the ones recommended in our list. For guide bars of the same length, all sprocket-nose guide bars of the same pitch and having the same number of sprocket teeth may be considered to have equivalent kickback energy. A hard-nose bar having the same length and nose radius as a sprocket-nose bar may be considered to have equivalent or less kickback energy than the sprocket-nose bar. We recommend that you use the listed bars and chains as replacements. CKA, W/O is the CKA without a chain brake. CKA, W is the CKA with a chain brake. Model Guide bar Saw chain Length inch Pitch inch Max nose radius Type CKA W/O CKA W 316 El 12 3/8 7T 14 3/8 7T 16 3/8 7T Husqvarna H37 26° 22° Husqvarna H37 29° 22° Husqvarna H37 29° 24° Other chain and bar combinations may be available which also provide kickback protection. 16