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e x a mp le — d o n ’t u s e c irc u la r s a w fo r c u ttin g tre e
limb s o r lo g s .
1 0 . NE VE R u s e a p o we r to o l fo r a p p lic a tio n s o th e r
th a n th o s e s p e c ifie d .
NE VE R u s e a p o we r to o l fo r a p p lic a tio n s o th e r th a n
th o s e s p e c ifie d in th e In s tru c tio n Ma n u a l.
1 1 . Ha n d le to o l c o rre c tly .
Op e r a te th e to o l a c c o rd in g to th e in s tr u c tio n s
p ro v id e d h e re in . Do n o t d ro p o r th ro w th e to o l.
NE VE R a llo w th e to o l to b e o p e ra te d b y c h ild re n ,
in d iv id u a ls u n fa milia r with its o p e r a tio n o r
u n a u th o riz e d p e rs o n n e l.
1 2 . Ke e p a ll s c re ws , b o lts a n d c o v e rs tig h tly in p la c e .
Ke e p a ll s c re ws , b o lts , a n d p la te s tig h tly mo u n te d .
Ch e c k th e ir c o n d itio n p e rio d ic a lly .
1 3 . Do n o t u s e p o we r to o ls if th e p la s tic h o u s in g o r
h a n d le is c ra c k e d .
Cra c k s in th e to o l’s h o u s in g o r h a n d le c a n le a d to
e le c tric s h o c k . Su c h to o ls s h o u ld n o t b e u s e d u n til
re p a ire d .
1 4 . Bla d e s a n d a c c e s s o rie s mu s t b e s e c u re ly mo u n te d
to th e to o l.
P re v e n t p o te n tia l in ju rie s to y o u s e lf o r o th e rs .
Bla d e s , c u ttin g imp le me n ts a n d a c c e s s o rie s wh ic h
h a v e b e e n mo u n te d to th e to o l s h o u ld b e s e c u re
a n d tig h t.
1 5 . Ke e p mo to r a ir v e n t c le a n .
T h e to o l’s mo to r a ir v e n t mu s t b e k e p t c le a n s o
th a t a ir c a n fre e ly flo w a t a ll time s . Ch e c k fo r d u s t
b u ild -u p fre q u e n tly .
1 6 . Op e ra te p o we r to o ls a t th e ra te d v o lta g e .
Op e ra te th e p o we r to o l a t v o lta g e s s p e c ifie d o n
its n a me p la te .
If u s in g th e p o we r to o l a t a h ig h e r v o lta g e th a n
th e ra te d v o lta g e , it will re s u lt in a b n o rma lly fa s t
mo to r re v o lu tio n a n d ma y d a ma g e th e u n it a n d
th e mo to r ma y b u rn o u t.
1 7 . NE VE R u s e a to o l wh ic h is d e fe c tiv e o r o p e ra tin g
a b n o rma lly .
If th e to o l a p p e a r s to b e o p e ra tin g u n u s u a lly ,
ma k in g s tra n g e n o is e s , o r o th e r wis e a p p e a rs
d e fe c tiv e , s to p u s in g it imme d ia te ly a n d a rra n g e
fo r re p a irs b y a Hita c h i a u th o riz e d s e rv ic e c e n te r.
1 8 . NE VE R le a v e to o l ru n n in g u n a tte n d e d . T u rn p o we r
o ff.
Do n ’t le a v e to o l u n til it c o me s to a c o mp le te s to p .
1 9 . Ca re fu lly h a n d le p o we r to o ls .
Sh o u ld a p o we r to o l b e d ro p p e d o r s tru c k a g a in s t
h a rd ma te ria ls in a d v e rte n tly , it ma y b e d e fo rme d ,
c ra c k e d , o r d a ma g e d .
2 0 . Do n o t wip e p la s tic p a rts with s o lv e n t.
So lv e n ts s u c h a s g a s o lin e , th in n e r b e n zin e , c a rb o n
te tra c h lo rid e , a n d a lc o h o l ma y d a ma g e a n d c ra c k
p la s tic p a rts . Do n o t wip e th e m with s u c h s o lv e n ts .
Wip e p la s tic p a r ts with a s o ft c lo th lig h tly
d a mp e n e d with s o a p y wa te r a n d d ry th o ro u g h ly .
2 1 . AL WAYS we a r e y e p ro te c tio n th a t me e ts th e
re q u ire me n t o f th e la te s t re v is io n o f
ANSI Sta n d a rd Z 8 7 .1 .
2 2 . AL WAYS b e c a re fu l with b u rie d o b je c t s u c h a s a n
u n d e rg ro u n d wirin g .
T o u c h in g liv e wirin g o r e le c tric c a b le with th is to o l
ma y re s u lt in e le c tric s h o c k .
Co n firm b e fo re u s e wh e th e r h id d e n o b je c ts a re
p re s e n t, s u c h a s e le c tric c a b le s with in th e wa ll,
flo o r o r c e ilin g .
SYMBOL S
De fin itio n s fo r s y mb o ls u s e d o n th is to o l
V ....................... v o lts
Hz ...................... h e rtz
A ....................... a mp e re s
n
o ...................... n o lo a d s p e e d
W ...................... wa tt
..................... Cla s s II Co n s tru c tio n
---/min ............... re v o lu tio n s p e r min u te
..................... Alte rn a tin g c u rre n t
DOUBL E INSUL AT ION F OR SAF E R
OP E RAT ION
T o e n s u re s a fe r o p e ra tio n o f th is p o we r to o l, HIT ACHI
h a s a d o p te d a d o u b le in s u la tio n d e s ig n . “ Do u b le
in s u la tio n ” me a n s th a t two p h y s ic a lly s e p a r a te d
in s u la tio n s y s te ms h a v e b e e n u s e d to in s u la te th e
e le c tric a lly c o n d u c tiv e ma te ria ls c o n n e c te d to th e p o we r
s u p p ly fro m th e o u te r fra me h a n d le d b y th e o p e ra to r.
T h e re fo re , e ith e r th e s y mb o l “ ” o r th e wo rd s “ Do u b le
in s u la tio n ” a p p e a r o n th e p o we r to o l o r o n th e
n a me p la te .
Alth o u g h th is s y s te m h a s n o e x te rn a l g ro u n d in g , y o u
mu s t s till fo llo w th e n o rma l e le c tric a l s a fe ty p re c a u tio n s
g iv e n in th is In s tru c tio n Ma n u a l, in c lu d in g n o t u s in g
th e p o we r to o l in we t e n v iro n me n ts .
T o k e e p th e d o u b le in s u la tio n s y s te m e ffe c tiv e , fo llo w
th e s e p re c a u tio n s :
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On ly HIT ACHI AUT HORIZ E D SE RVICE CE NT E R
s h o u ld d is a s s e mb le o r a s s e mb le th is p o we r to o l,
a n d o n ly g e n u in e HIT ACHI re p la c e me n t p a r ts
s h o u ld b e in s ta lle d .
V
Cle a n th e e x te rio r o f th e p o we r to o l o n ly with a
s o ft c lo th mo is te n e d with s o a p y wa te r, a n d d ry
th o ro u g h ly .
Ne v e r u s e s o lv e n ts , g a s o lin e o r th in n e rs o n p la s tic
c o mp o n e n ts ; o th e rwis e th e p la s tic ma y d is s o lv e .