Functional Description - Makita ST113D Instruction Manual

FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before adjusting or checking function on the tool.
Installing or removing battery
cartridge
CAUTION:
Always switch off the tool before
installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION:
Hold the tool and the battery car-
tridge firmly when installing or removing battery
cartridge. F ailure to h ol d t h e tool an d t h e batter y
cartridge firmly may cause them to slip off your hands
an d result in d amage to t h e tool an d batter y c artri d ge
and a personal injury.
► Fig.1: 1. R e d in d i c ator 2. Button 3. Batter y c artri d ge
T o remo v e t h e batter y c artri d ge, sli d e it f rom t h e tool
w h ile sli d ing t h e button on t h e f ront o f t h e c artri d ge.
T o install t h e batter y c artri d ge, align t h e tongue on t h e
batter y c artri d ge w it h t h e groo v e in t h e h ousing an d slip
it into pla c e. I nsert it all t h e w a y until it lo c ks in pla c e
w it h a little c li c k. I f y ou c an see t h e re d in d i c ator on t h e
upper si d e o f t h e button, it is not lo c ke d c ompletel y .
CAUTION:
Always install the battery cartridge
fully until the red indicator cannot be seen. I f not,
it may accidentally fall out of the tool, causing injury to
y ou or someone aroun d y ou.
CAUTION:
Do not install the battery cartridge
forcibly. I f t h e c artri d ge d oes not sli d e in easil y , it is
not being inserte d c orre c tl y .
Battery protection system
T h e tool is e q uippe d w it h a batter y prote c tion s y stem.
T h is s y stem automati c all y c uts o f f po w er to t h e motor to
e x ten d batter y li f e.
T h e tool w ill automati c all y stop d uring operation i f t h e
tool an d / or batter y are pla c e d un d er one o f t h e f ollo w ing
c on d itions :
Overloaded:
T h e tool is operate d in a manner t h at c auses it to d ra w
an abnormall y h ig h c urrent.
I n t h is situation, turn t h e tool o f f an d stop t h e appli c ation
t h at c ause d t h e tool to be c ome o v erloa d e d . T h en turn
t h e tool on to restart.
I f t h e tool d oes not start, t h e batter y is o v er h eate d . I n
t h is situation, let t h e batter y c ool be f ore turning t h e tool
on again.
Low battery voltage:
T h e remaining batter y c apa c it y is too lo w an d t h e tool
w ill not operate. I f y ou turn t h e tool on, t h e motor d oes
not run or t h e motor runs again but stops soon. I n t h is
situation, remo v e an d re c h arge t h e batter y .
Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
► Fig.2: 1. I n d i c ator lamps 2. C h e c k button
P ress t h e c h e c k button on t h e batter y c artri d ge to in d i-
c ate t h e remaining batter y c apa c it y . T h e in d i c ator lamps
lig h t up f or a f e w se c on d s.
Indicator lamps
Lighted
NOTE: D epen d ing on t h e c on d itions o f use an d t h e
ambient temperature, t h e in d i c ation ma y d i f f er slig h tl y
f rom t h e a c tual c apa c it y .
Switch action
CAUTION:
Before installing the battery car-
tridge into the tool, always check to see that the
switch trigger actuates properly and returns to
the "OFF" position when released.
CAUTION:
When not operating the tool,
depress the trigger-lock button from B side to
lock the switch trigger in the OFF position.
► Fig.3: 1. T rigger-lo c k button 2. S w it c h trigger
► Fig.4
T o pre v ent t h e s w it c h trigger f rom a c c i d entall y pulle d ,
t h e trigger-lo c k button is pro v i d e d .
T o pull t h e s w it c h trigger, d epress t h e trigger-lo c k button
f rom A si d e.
A f ter use, al w a y s press in t h e trigger-lo c k button f rom
B si d e.
Lighting up the lamp
CAUTION:
Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
► Fig.5: 1. L amp
P ull t h e s w it c h trigger or a c tuate t h e c onta c t element to
lig h t up t h e lamp. T h e lamp keeps on lig h ting w h ile pull-
ing t h e s w it c h trigger or a c tuating t h e c onta c t element.
T h e lamp goes out appro x imatel y 1 0 se c on d s a f ter
releasing t h e s w it c h trigger an d t h e c onta c t element.
NOTE: U se a d r y c lot h to w ipe t h e d irt o f f t h e lens o f
t h e lamp. Be c are f ul not to s c rat c h t h e lens o f lamp, or
it ma y lo w er t h e illumination.
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Remaining
capacity
Off
75 % to 1 00%
5 0% to 75 %
25 % to 5 0%
0% to 25 %