Operating Instruction BX 3 / BX 3-L (02)

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▶ Press the on/off button.
◁ The spring mechanism can be heard to build up tension and the status indicator lights green.
When battery performance drops, tensioning of the spring mechanism will take longer than with a
fully charged battery.
Battery performance drops at low temperatures.
If you continue to operate the fastening tool after noticing a drop in battery performance, the
fastening tool will switch itself off automatically before damage to the battery cells occurs.
6.2.2 Switching the fastening tool off
▶ Press the on/off button.
◁ The spring mechanism can be heard to release the tension and the status indicator goes out.
6.3 Driving a nail
WARNING
Risk of injury by flying parts! When driving a fastener, there is a risk of injury to the body and eyes caused
by splintered fragments of the workpiece and by flying parts of the nail strip.
▶ Wear personal protective equipment and always wear protective glasses and protective gloves.
Other persons in the vicinity must also wear eye protection and a hard hat.
WARNING
Risk of injury! Pressing the nosepiece of the fastening tool against a part of the body may lead to serious
injury due to inadvertent firing and release of a fastener.
▶ Never press the nosepiece of the tool against your hand or any other part of the body.
1. Switch the fastening tool on. → page 12
2. Position the nose of the fastening tool at right angles to the working surface and then press it against the
surface, pushing the fastener guide in as far as it will go.
3. Drive the nail by pressing the safety trigger.
4. Lift the fastening tool completely away from the working surface after driving a fastener.
The fastening tool switches itself off automatically if the fastener guide is pressed against the
working surface for longer than 6 seconds without a nail being driven. The fastening tool can be
switched on again by pressing the on/off button.
If the fastening tool is not used for 6 minutes, spring tension is relaxed and the fastening tool
switches to stand-by mode automatically. The springs are automatically retensioned and the
fastening tool becomes ready for use again as soon as it is pressed against the working surface.
If the fastening tool is left in stand-by mode for longer than three hours it switches itself off
automatically. The fastening tool can be switched back on again by pressing the on/off button.
Printed: 19.07.2018 | Doc-Nr: PUB / 5376261 / 000 / 01