Use and Care Manual

AdjustingtheChainTension
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftereachbatterydraincycle
Ensurethatthechainisproperlytensioned.Aloosechainwill
shortenthelifeofthedrivesprocketandtheguidebarand
maybreakthechain.Anovertightenedchainwilloverheat
theguidebarandchain,causingrapidwearandpossible
motorburnout.Also,checkthechaintensionafterafew
cuts.Anewchainusuallystretchesandrequiresadjustment
afteritsrstuse.
Thechaintensioniscorrectwhenyouareabletouseagloved
handtopullthechainsmoothlyaroundtheguidebar.The
chainshouldremainincontactwiththebottomedgeofthe
guidebar.
DANGER
Contactwiththechainsawteethcancauseserious
injury.
•Removethebatterypackbeforeadjustingor
maintainingthechainsaw.
•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingor
maintainingthechainsaw.
1.Placethechainsawonalevelsurfaceandremovethe
batterypack;refertoRemovingtheBatteryPack(page
14).
2.Loosen,butdonotremovethewingnutonthecover
(Figure27).
3.Holdupthetipoftheguidebar(Figure28).
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Figure28
4.Adjustthechain.
•Totightenthechain,turnthechaintensioning
knobclockwise.
•Toloosenthechain,turnthechaintensioning
knobcounterclockwise
Adjustthechainuntilthechaintouchesthebottom
edgeoftheguidebar,thentightentheknoban
additional1/8to1/4turn.
5.Tightenthewingnutuntilitissnug(Figure29).
6.Checkthechaintension;ifthechainisloose,repeat
thisprocedure.
ServicingtheGuideBar,
Chain,andDriveSprocket
ServiceInterval:Yearlyorbeforestorage
DANGER
Contactwiththechainsawteethcancauseserious
injury.
•Removethebatterypackbeforeadjustingor
maintainingthechainsaw.
•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingor
maintainingthechainsaw.
1.Placethechainsawonaatsurfaceandremovethe
batterypack;refertoRemovingtheBatteryPack(page
14).
2.Removethewingnutthatsecuresthecover(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Chaintensioningknob
3.Wingnut
2.Cover
3.Loosenthechainbyturningthechain-tighteningscrew
counterclockwise(Figure29).
4.Separatethechainfromtheguidebarandsetthem
aside.
5.Removetheclip,spacer,anddrivesprocketfromthe
chainsaw(Figure30).
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