Changing Heads With Qcs Coupling (Re 6/Re 60 Only); Operation; Storage - RIDGID RE 6 Manual De Instrucciones

RE 6/RE 60/RE 600 Electrical Tools
Large forces are generated during use that can
break or throw parts and cause injury. Keep all
unnecessary personnel away from work area. Stand
clear during use and wear appropriate protective
equipment, including eye protection.
Do not operate the electrical tool without inserts in
the tool head. This can damage the electrical tool
and/or cause serious personal injury.
Follow set up and operating instructions to reduce
the risk of injury from crushing, electrical shock
and other causes and to prevent tool damage.
1. Confirm have appropriate work area (See General
Safety Rules). Operate in clear, level, stable, dry loca-
tion. Do not use tool while standing in water.
2. Inspect the work to be done and determine the cor-
rect RIDGID tool for the application. Using an incor-
rect tool for an application can cause injury, damage
the tool and make incomplete connections.
3. Confirm that the electrical tool and head have been
inspected and set up as directed in their instructions.
If needed, confirm that proper dies have been in -
stalled in the head.
Changing Heads With QCS Coupling
(RE 6/RE 60 only)
Remove the battery from the tool. Retract QCS sleeve and
remove/insert the appropriate interchangeable head.
Release QCS sleeve to retain the head (Figure 10).
Confirm that the head is fully inserted and locked into the
tool. Do not operate without an interchangeable head or
head inserts installed - this can damage the electrical
tool. If interchangeable head will not lock into QCS cou-
pling, ensure ram is fully retracted by pressing the pres-
sure release button.
There are different QCS coupling types. Make sure that
the tool and interchangeable head QCS coupling types are
compatible (as marked).
Insert Head
Figure 10 – Installing Interchangeable Head in the QCS
Coupling
8
QCS Type
Depress
Marking
QCS Sleeve

Operation

1. With dry hands, install a fully charged battery into the
electrical tool. Press the ON/OFF button (Figure 3) to
power on the electrical tool. All three tool status will
blink once. Then, the green light should solidly illumi-
nate indicating the tool is ready to operate (See Figure
6 for Tool Status Lights). The electrical tool will auto-
matically turn OFF if left unused for 600 seconds.
Figure 11 – Tool in operation
2. Refer to the instructions for the head in use for specific
operating instructions. With hands clear of the head
and other moving parts, depress the Run Switch to
advance the tool ram and activate the head. The
advancement of the ram can be stopped at any point
by releasing the Run Switch. This allows final posi-
tioning of the head for cutting, punching or gripping
and positioning of connectors.
Unless otherwise stated in the specific head instruc-
tions, continue to press the Run Switch until the ram
automatically retracts. Automatic ram retraction indi-
cates that the electrical tool has reached the appro-
priate force and the cycle is complete. This is required
to ensure the complete crimping of electrical con-
nections.
If the ram does not fully retract, press the pressure
release button. If the pressure release button is
pressed while crimping an electrical connection, the
crimp is NOT complete and needs to be repeated.
3. When operation is complete, press the ON/OFF but-
ton to turn OFF and remove the battery.

Storage

Remove battery from tool. Store electrical tool and battery
in case. Avoid storing in extreme heat or cold. The elec-
trical tool will not turn ON if the tool or battery temperature
is outside of the specification range. This will be indicated
by a tool status light. (See Figure 6)
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