RIDGID R7121 manual Operation, Applications, Switch, Reversible

OPERATION

WARNING:

Exercise caution when using this tool. Careless actions, for even a fraction of a second, can result in serious personal injury.

APPLICATIONS

You may use the spade handle drill for the purposes listed below:

 Drilling in wood

 Drilling in both hard and soft metals

 Using driving accessories, such as driving screws with screwdriver bits

 Mixing paints and drywall compounds

WARNING:

Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating this tool. Failure to do so could result in dust, shavings, or loose particles being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.

SWITCH

See Figure 6.

To turn the drill ON, depress the switch trigger. Release the switch trigger to turn the drill OFF.

REVERSIBLE

See Figure 6.

The direction of chuck rotation is controlled by the rocker- type switch trigger. For clockwise drilling, depress the lower half of the switch trigger.

To reverse the direction to counterclockwise (for removing screws), depress the upper half of the switch trigger.

Release the switch trigger and allow the drill to stop before changing its direction.

CAUTION:

To prevent gear and motor damage, always allow the chuck to come to a complete stop before changing the direction of rotation.

LOCK-ON BUTTON

See Figure 7.

This tool is equipped with a lock-on feature, which allows continuous operation for extended periods of time. To lock-on, depress the switch trigger. Push in and hold the lock-on button, located beneath the switch trigger, then release switch trigger. Release lock-on button and the drill will continue running.

Note: This feature applies only to operation in the forward direction.

REVERSE

FORWARD

Fig. 6

FORWARD

LOCK-ON

BUTTON

Fig. 7

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

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

WARNING:

To avoid loss of control or serious personal injury, when drilling in lock-on mode, keep your hand positioned on the switch. This will allow you to to stop the drill immediately in case binding occurs.

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