Stihl MSE 210 C-BQ Instruction Manual - Page 14
Devices for Reducing the Risk of, Kickback Injury, WARNING, STIHL Quickstop Chain Brake, Low
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English Devices for Reducing the Risk of Kickback Injury STIHL recommends the use of the STIHL Quickstop chain brake on your chain saw with green labeled reduced kickback bars and low kickback saw chains. WARNING To reduce the risk of injury, never use a saw if the chain brake does not function properly. Take the saw to your local STIHL servicing dealer. Do not use the saw until the problem has been rectified. STIHL Quickstop Chain Brake STIHL has developed a chain stopping system designed to reduce the risk of injury in certain kickback situations. It is called a Quickstop chain brake. There are two mechanisms for activating the chain brake if it is in a properly maintained condition: - manual activation: If a kickback occurs, the chain saw moves upwards towards the user in a rotating motion around the front handle. The brake is designed to engage if the left hand contacts the front guard, which is the activation lever for the brake, and pushes it forward. - inertia activation: All STIHL chain saws are equipped with an interia Quickstop chain brake. If the kickback impulse is strong enough, this alone is sufficient to engage the brake even without contacting the front hand guard. 001BA174 KN WARNING Never operate your chain saw without a front hand guard. In a kickback situation this guard helps protect your left hand and other parts of your body. In addition, removal of the hand guard on a chain saw equipped with a Quickstop chain brake will disable the activation mechanism of the chain brake. WARNING No Quickstop or other chain brake device prevents kickback. These devices are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury, if activated, in certain kickback situations. In order for the Quickstop to reduce the risk of kickback injury, it must be properly maintained and in good working order. See the chapter of your instruction manual entitled "Chain Brake" and the section "Maintenance, Repair and Storing" at the end of these Safety Precautions. In addition, there must be enough distance between the bar and the operator to ensure that the Quickstop has sufficient time to activate and stop the saw chain before potential contact with the operator. WARNING An improperly maintained chain brake may increase the time needed to stop the saw chain after activation, or may not activate at all. Low Kickback Saw Chain and Reduced Kickback Bars STIHL offers a variety of bars and saw chains. STIHL reduced kickback bars and low kickback saw chains are 12 MSE 170 C, MSE 210 C