Festool PN571579 Affixing abrasives, Adjusting the internal/ex Ternal extraction, Symbol, Use

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Affixing abrasives

Compatible StickFix sanding discs are quick and easy to attach to the StickFix sanding pad. Simply press the self-adhesive sanding discs [1-7] onto the sanding pad [5-2]. The adhesive coating holds the StickFix sanding pad securely in position. Make sure that the sanding disc holes line up with the suction holes [6-3]. Tear off the sanding disc when worn.

Symbol	Dust extraction	Use
	External extrac-	Extracting
	tion [6-2]	larger particles
	(between sanding	such as carpet
	disc and brush	residue
	ring)
	Internal extraction	Extracting small
	[6-3]	particles such as
	(suction hole)	filler with maxi-
		mum suction ef-
		fect

Adjusting the internal/ex-

ternal extraction

You can switch between internal and external extraction depending on the size of the particles produced by the sanding process.

f Push the switch [6-1] to change between the two dust extraction modes.

Adjusting the suction power

You can adjust the suction power to match the surface type, but only when internal extraction is active (see chapter “Adjusting the internal/ external extraction).

f Use the adjusting wheel [1-5] to adjust the suction power.

1:Low suction power

6:High suction power

fStart with a low suction power (position 1) and slowly increase until you can feel that the ap- plication pressure has noticeably changed.

A high suction power makes sanding work on ceilings and walls less tiring.

Excessive suction power can cause the ma- chine to vibrate and become more difficult to guide. The machine may also be overloaded. This activates the protective circuit. The red diode flashes slowly. The electronic circuit switches to recovery speed. If this happens, you must stop working immediately until the machine has cooled down again.

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