RIDGID R6000 manual Operation, Applications, STARTING/STOPPING the Screwdriver

OPERATION

WARNING:

Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

FORWARD/	LOCK-ON
	BUTTON
REVERSE LEVER

WARNING:

Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.

WARNING:

Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury.

APPLICATIONS

You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:

nDriving screws in drywall

STARTING/STOPPING THE SCREWDRIVER

See Figure 3.

To turn the screwdriver ON, depress the switch trigger. Re- lease the switch trigger to turn the screwdriver OFF.

VARIABLE SPEED

The screwdriver has a variable speed switch for operator control of speed and torque limits.

Depress the switch trigger all the way for maximum speed and torque. Depress the switch trigger only part of the way for less speed and torque.

Avoid running the tool at low speeds for extended periods of time. Constant use at low speeds may cause overheating. If this occurs, cool the screwdriver by running it without a load and at full speed.

LOCK-ON BUTTON

See Figure 3.

The screwdriver is equipped with a lock-on feature which is convenient for continuous driving of screws for extended periods of time. To lock-on, depress the switch trigger, push in and hold the lock-on button located on the side of the handle, then release switch trigger. Release the lock-on but- ton and the screwdriver will continue running.

To release the lock, depress the switch trigger and re- lease.

If you have the lock-on feature engaged during use and the screwdriver becomes disconnected from the power supply, disengage the lock-on feature immediately.

SWITCH

TRIGGER

Fig. 3

FORWARD

REVERSE

Fig. 4

FORWARD/REVERSE LEVER

See Figure 4.

The direction of rotation of the bit is controlled by a lever located above the switch trigger. With the screwdriver held in normal operating position, the direction of rotation lever should be positioned to the left of the switch for forward driving operation. The direction of rotation is in reverse when the lever is to the right of the switch.

NOTE: The screwdriver will not run unless forward/reverse lever is pushed fully to the left or right. The design of the switch will not permit changing the direction of rotation while the screwdriver is running. Release the switch trigger and al- low the screwdriver to stop before changing its direction.

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