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IN THE EVENT OF A MALFUNCTION OR BREAKDOWN,
groun ding pro vide s a pa th o f lea st res ista nce for ele ctric
curre nt an d r educ es the risk of elec tric sh ock. Th is tool is
equipp ed w ith an elec tric cord tha t has a n eq uipm ent-
groun ding con ducto r a nd a gr ound ing plug . T he plug
MUS T be plu gged into a matc hing re cepta cle that is
proper ly ins talle d a nd g roun ded in a cco rdan ce with AL L
local cod es and ord inan ces .
DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG PROVIDED. If it w ill not f it the
recepta cle , ha ve the prop er r ecep tacle ins tal led by a
qualif ied elec trici an.
IMPROPER CONNECTION of the eq uipm ent-g roun ding
conduc tor can res ult in r isk of elec tric sho ck. Th e
conduc tor with gre en insu lati on ( with or with out yell ow
stripe s) is the equi pmen t-gro undi ng cond uctor . If re pair or
replac em ent o f the ele ctric co rd o r p lug is nece ss ary , D O
NOT co nnec t the equ ipme nt-gr ound ing con ducto r to a l ive
termin al.
CHECK with a q uali fied elec trici an or ser vice per son if you
do no t com ple tely und ers tand the grou ndin g in str uctio ns,
or if you ar e n ot s ure the tool is pro perl y gr oun ded.
USE ONLY 3-wire extension cords that have 3-prong
grounding plugs and 3-pole receptacles that accept the
tool's plug. Repair or replace damaged or worn cord
immediately.
Use a sepa rate el ectri cal circ uit f or you r too ls. T his cir cuit
must not be l ess tha n # 12 wir e a nd s hou ld b e pr otec ted
with a 15 Am p ti me dela y f use . B efo re c onn ectin g the
motor to the p owe r li ne, ma ke s ure the sw itch is in the
OFF pos ition and the ele ctric cur ren t is rate d th e s ame as
the cu rren t sta mp ed o n the m otor nam epl ate. Ru nnin g a t
a low er vol tage wil l da ma ge th e m otor .
This too l is in tende d fo r u se on a ci rcui t tha t has a
recepta cle like the one ill ustr ated in Figu re A .
show s a 3-p ron g el ectri cal plug an d re cepta cle that has a
groun ding con ducto r. If a pro perl y g rou nded rec eptac le i s
not av ail able , a n ad apte r (F igur e B ) c an be u sed to
tempor ari ly conn ect th is plug to a 2- conta ct u ngro unde d
recepta cle.
The ada pter (Fi gure B ) ha s a r igid lug exte ndin g
from it th at M U ST be co nnec ted to a perm an ent e arth
groun d, s uch as a pro perl y g roun ded rece ptac le b ox.
THE TE N POR A RY A DAP TE R S HOU LD BE U S ED ON LY
UNT IL A PR OPE R G RO UN DE D PU T LE T C AN B E
INS TA LL ED BY A QU A LIF IED EL EC TR IC IAN . T he Ca nadi an
Electr ica l Co de proh ibits the us e o f ad apter s.
CAUTION: In a ll c as es, ma ke certa in th e r ecep tacle is
proper ly grou nded . I f yo u a re not s ure , h ave a qual ifie d
electri cian ch eck the r ecep tacle .
WARNING
This too l is fo r in door us e o nly . D o no t ex pos e to rai n o r
use in d amp loc atio ns.
Fig. A
3-Pron g P lug
Grou ndin g P rong
Prope rly Gr oun ded
3-Pron g R ece ptacl e
Fig. B
2-Pron g
Rece pta cle
Adapte r
Grou ndin g L ug
Make S ure Th is
is C onne cted to a
Know n G ro und
WARNING
This ba nd s aw is for in door us e o nly. Do no t ex pos e to
rain or use in dam p lo cati ons
GUIDELINES FOR EXTENSION CORDS
USE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. Make su re you r
extens ion co rd i s i n go od cond ition . W hen us ing an
extens ion co rd, be s ur e to use on e he avy en ough to car ry
the cu rren t yo ur prod uct w ill dra w. An und ers ized cor d
will caus e a dr op i n li ne volta ge, res ulti ng i n lo ss of pow er
and c aus e o verh eati ng. Th e tab le b elow s how s th e c orre ct
size to us e d epen ding on cor d le ngth and nam epl ate
ampe re r atin g. I f in dou bt, use the nex t he avie r g auge .
The sm alle r the ga uge num ber the hea vier the cor d.
Be sure your extension cord is properly wired and in g ood
conditi on. Al way s repl ace a d ama ged ex tens ion cord or
have it r epai red by a qu alif ied pers on befo re usi ng i t.
Protec t yo ur exte nsio n c ords fr om sh arp obje cts,
exces si ve heat and dam p o r w et a rea s.

MINIMUM GAUGE FOR EXTENSION CORDS (AWG)

(When using 120 Volt only)

Ampe re Ra ting Total len gth i n fe et
Not
More T han Mo re Tha n 25' 50' 100' 150'
0 6 18 16 16 14
6 10 18161412
10 12 16 16 14 12
12 16 14 1 2 No t A pplic able