Symbols

 

 

 

 

 

Kickback, Rotational - The rapid upward and backward motion

The label on your tool may include the following symbols.

 

of the saw which can occur when the moving saw chain near the

The symbols and their definitions are as follows:

 

upper portion of the tip of the guide bar contacts an object, such as

V................. volts

A........... amperes

 

a log or branch.

Hz............... hertz

W.......... watts

 

Low-Kickback Chain - A chain that complies with the kickback

min............. minutes

 

 

 

........ alternating current

 

performance requirements of ANSI B175.1-1991 (when tested on a

 

 

 

 

........... direct current

no......... no load speed

 

representative sample of chain saws.)

 

 

 

 

 

Normal Cutting Position - Those positions assumed in

 

 

 

............... Class I Construction

 

 

 

......... earthing terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

performing the bucking and felling cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(grounded)

 

 

 

....... safety alert symbol

 

Reduced Kickback Guide Bar - A guide bar which has been

 

 

 

............... Class II Construction

.../min or rpm...revolutions or

 

demonstrated to reduce kickback significantly.

 

 

 

 

(double insulated)

 

 

 

reciprocation per minute

 

Replacement Saw Chain - A chain that complies with kickback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

performance requirements of ANSI B175.1-1991 when tested

 

 

 

 

CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS

 

with specific chain saws. It may not meet the ANSI performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

requirements when used with other saws.

Bucking - The process of cross cutting a felled tree or log into lengths.

 

 

Saw Chain - A loop of chain having cutting teeth, that cut the

Chain Brake - A device used to stop the chain saw.

 

wood and that is driven by the motor and is supported by the guide bar.

Chain Saw Powerhead - A chain saw without the saw chain and

 

Switch - A device that when operated will complete or interrupt an

guide bar.

 

 

 

 

 

electrical power circuit to the motor of the chain saw.

Clutch - A mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a driven

 

Switch Linkage - The mechanism that transmits motion from a

member to and from a rotating source of power.

 

trigger to the switch.

Drive Sprocket or Sprocket - The toothed part that drives the

 

 

 

saw chain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

important safety instructions for

Felling - The process of cutting down a tree.

 

 

battery chargers

Felling Back Cut - The final cut in a tree felling operation made on

 

 

 

 

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS: This manual contains important

the opposite side of the tree from the notching cut.

 

Guide Bar - A solid railed structure that supports and guides the saw chain.

 

safety instructions for battery chargers.

Kickback - The backward or upward motion, or both of the guide

 

• Before using charger, read all instructions and cautionary markings

bar occurring when the saw chain near the nose of the top area of

 

 

on charger, battery pack, and product using battery pack.

the guide bar contacts any object such as a log or branch, or when

 

 

WARNING: Shock hazard. Do not allow any liquid to get inside charger.

the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut.

 

 

CAUTION: Burn hazard. To reduce the risk of injury, charge

Kickback, Pinch - The rapid pushback of the saw which can

 

only designated Black & Decker batteries. Other types of batteries

occur when the wood closes in and pinches the moving saw chain

 

may burst causing personal injury and damage.

 

 

CAUTION: Under certain conditions, with the charger plugged

in the cut along the top of the guide bar.

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in to the power supply, the charger can be shorted by foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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