Skil 5680 manual Maintenance, Accessories, Cleaning

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		Service	Maintenance				Cleaning
		Preventive maintenance					To avoid accidents always
!	WARNING				!	WARNING
		performed by unauthorized					disconnect the tool from
personnel may result in misplacing of					the power supply before cleaning or
internal wires and components which					performing any maintenance. The tool may
could cause serious hazard.				We	be cleaned most effectively with compressed
recommend that all tool service, including					dry air. Always wear safety goggles when
service of laser, be performed by a Skil					cleaning tools with compressed air.
Factory Service Center or Authorized Skil					Ventilation openings and switch levers must
Service Station.					be kept clean and free of foreign matter. Do
	TOOL LUBRICATION				not attempt to clean by inserting pointed
Your Skil tool has been properly lubricated					objects through openings.
and is ready to use. It is recommended that							Certain cleaning agents and
					!	CAUTION
tools with gears be regreased with a special							solvents damage plastic
gear lubricant at every brush change.					parts. Some of these are: gasoline, carbon
	CARBON BRUSHES				tetrachloride, chlorinated cleaning solvents,
The brushes and commutator in your tool					ammonia and household detergents that
have been engineered for many hours of					contain ammonia.
dependable service. To maintain peak						CARE OF BLADES
efficiency of the motor, we recommend every					Blades become dull even from cutting regular
two to six months the brushes be examined.					lumber. If you find yourself forcing the saw
Only genuine Skil replacement brushes					forward to cut instead of just guiding it through
specially designed for your tool should be					the cut, chances are the blade is dull or coated
used.		BEARINGS			with wood pitch.
					When cleaning gum and wood pitch from
After about 300-400 hours of operation, or at					blade, unplug the saw and remove the blade.
every second brush change, the bearings					Remember, blades are designed to cut, so
should be replaced at Skil Factory Service					handle carefully. Wipe the blade with kerosene
Center or Authorized Skil Service Station.					or similar solvent to remove the gum and pitch.
Bearings which become noisy (due to heavy					Unless you are experienced in sharpening
load or very abrasive material cutting) should					blades, we recommend you do not try.
be replaced at once to avoid overheating or
motor failure.

		Accessories
		If an extension cord is	RECOMMENDED SIZES OF EXTENSION CORDS
!	WARNING
		necessary, a cord with	120 VOLT ALTERNATING CURRENT TOOLS
adequate size conductors that is capable
			Tool’s	Cord Size in A.W.G.							2
of carrying the current necessary for your								Wire Sizes in mm
tool must be used. This will prevent			Ampere	Cord Length in Feet				Cord Length in Meters
excessive voltage drop, loss of power or			Rating	25	50	100	150	15	30	60	120
overheating.		Grounded tools must use 3-	3-6
				18	16	16	14	0.75	0.75	1.5	2.5
wire extension cords that have 3-prong plugs			6-8	18	16	14	12	0.75	1.0	2.5	4.0
and receptacles.			8-10	18	16	14	12	0.75	1.0	2.5	4.0
NOTE: The smaller the gauge number, the			12-16	14	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
	heavier the cord.		10-12	16	16	14	12	1.0	2.5	4.0	—

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