Panasonic EY4542 EY4542 User Guide - Page 6

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2) Use power tools only with specifically

designated battery packs.

Use of any other battery packs may create a

risk of injury and fire.

3) When battery pack is not in use, keep it

away from other metal objects, like paper

clips, coins, keys, nails, screws, or other

small metal objects, that can make a con-

nection from one terminal to another.

Shorting the battery terminals together may

cause burns or a fire.

4) Under abusive conditions, liquid may be

ejected from the battery; avoid contact.

If contact accidentally occurs, flush with

water. If liquid contacts eyes, additionally

seek medical help.

Liquid ejected from the battery may cause

irritation or burns.

Service

a) Have your power tool serviced by a quali

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fied repair person using only identical re

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placement parts.

This will ensure that the safety of power tool

is maintained.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

FOR ALL SAWS

1)

DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting

area and the blade. Keep your second

hand on auxiliary handle, or motor

housing.

If both hands are holding the saw, they

cannot be cut by the blade.

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Do not reach underneath the workpiece.

The guard cannot protect you from the blade

below the workpiece.

3)

Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness

of the workpiece.

Less than a full tooth of

the blade teeth should be visible below the

workpiece.

4)

Never hold piece being cut in your hands

or across your leg. Secure the workpiece

to a stable platform.

It is important to support the work properly to

minimize body exposure, blade binding, or

loss of control.

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Hold power tool by insulated gripping

sur-faces when performing an operation

where the cutting tool may contact

hidden wiring.

Contact with a “live” wire will also make ex-

posed metal parts of the power tool “live”

and shock the operator.

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When ripping always use a rip fence or

straight edge guide.

This improves the accuracy of cut and

reduces the chance of blade binding.

7)

Always use blades with correct size and

shape (diamond versus round) of arbour

holes.

Blades that do not match the mounting

hardware of the saw will run eccentrically,

causing loss of control.

8)

Never use damaged or incorrect blade

washers or bolt.

The blade washers and bolt were specially

designed for your saw, for optimum perform-

ance and safety of operation.

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FURTHER SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS FOR

ALL SAWS

Causes and operator prevention of kick-

back:

- kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,

bound or misaligned saw blade, causing

an uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the

work-piece toward the operator;

- when the blade is pinched or bound tight-

ly by the kerf closing down, the blade stalls

and the motor reaction drives the unit rapidly

back to-ward the operator;

- if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned

in the cut, the teeth at the back edge of the

blade can dig into the top surface of the

wood caus-ing the blade to climb out of the

kerf and jump back toward the operator.

Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or

incorrect operating procedures or conditions and

can be avoided by taking proper precautions as

given below.

1) Maintain a firm grip with both hands on

the saw and position your arms to resist

kick-back forces. Position your body to

either side of the blade, but not in line

with the blade.

Kickback could cause the saw to jump back-

wards, but kickback forces can be controlled

by the operator, if proper precautions are

taken.

2) When blade is binding, or when interrupt-

ing a cut for any reason, release the trig-

ger and hold the saw motionless in the

material until the blade comes to a com-

plete stop. Never attempt to remove the

saw from the work or pull the saw back-

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