Porter-Cable 7724 instruction manual Specific Safety Rules and Symbols, Jackson, TN

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SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND SYMBOLS

1.HOLD TOOL BY INSULATED GRIPPING SURFACES WHEN PERFORMING AN OPERATION WHERE THE CUTTING TOOL MAY CONTACT HIDDEN WIRING OR ITS OWN CORD. Contact with a “live” wire will also make exposed metal parts of the tool “live” and shock the operator.

2.KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM CUTTING AREA.

3.KEEP BLADES SHARP.

4.MAKE SURE THE MATERIAL TO BE CUT IS FIRMLY HELD TO PREVENT MOVEMENT.

5.STAY CLEAR OF END PIECES THAT MAY FALL AFTER BEING CUT OFF.

6.NEVER USE A LIQUID COOLANT WITH PORTABLE BAND SAWS.

7. WARNING: LIQUID COOLANTS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. Use only stick wax to lubricate the blade.

8. WARNING: EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN CUTTING BLIND INTO CONDUIT AND PIPE. BE CERTAIN THE OBJECT BEING CUT DOES NOT CONTAIN ELECTRICAL WIRES, GASES, WATER, ETC., WHICH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

9.SOME WOOD CONTAINS PRESERVATIVES WHICH CAN BE TOXIC. Take extra care to prevent inhalation and skin contact when working with these materials. Request, and follow, any safety information available from your material supplier.

10. WARNING: There are certain applications for which this tool was designed. Porter-Cable strongly recommends that this tool NOT be modified and/or used for any application other than for which it was designed. If you have any questions relative to its application DO NOT use the tool until you have written Porter-Cable and we have advised you.

	Technical Service Manager
	Porter-Cable Corporation
	4825 Highway 45 North
SYMBOL	Jackson, TN 38305
	DEFINITION
V	volts
A	amperes
Hz	hertz
W	watts
kW	kilowatts
µF	microfarads
l	liters
kg	kilograms
N/cm2	newtons per square centimeter
Pa	pascals
h	hours
min	minutes
s	seconds
........................	alternating current
3	three-phase alternating current
3N	three-phase alternating current with neutral
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