Tensioning The Saw Chain; Chain Lubrication; Operating The Chainsaw - Grizzly Tools EKS 1835-3 Traducción Del Manual De Instrucciones Original

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Tensioning the saw chain

With a correctly tensioned chain you get
good cutting performance and a longer
life.
An incorrectly tensioned chain
may break or spring off, leading
to danger of injury. Test the elec-
tric saw before every start and
the chain tension after every
hour of sawing
The chain is correctly tensioned if it does
not sag at the rail underside and can be
rotated completely around with the gloved
hand.
When the saw chain is tensioned with 9 N
(approx. 1 kg), the gap between the saw
chain and the guide rail may not be more
than 2 mm.
1. Ensure that the chain brake has been
released, that is, that the chain brake
lever (4) is pulled up against the front
grip.
2. Loosen the mounting nuts (14).
3. To tension the saw, twist the chain
tensioner screw (20) in a clockwise
direction.
To loosen the tensioning, twist the
chain tensioner screw (20) in an anti-
clockwise direction.
4. Tighten the mounting nuts (14) firmly.
With a new saw chain, you must
readjust the chain tension after at
least 5 cutting operations.

Chain lubrication

The rail and chain must never be
without oil. If you operate the elec-
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tric chainsaw with too little oil, the
cutting performance and the life-
time of the saw chain is reduced,
since the chain becomes blunt
faster. You can identify a case of
too little oil where smoke develop-
ment or discoloration of the rail
occurs.
The power saw is equipped with an oil
automatic system. As soon as the motor is
speeded up, the oil also flows faster to the
chain bar.
Fill with chain oil
• Check the oil level indicator (2) regu-
larly and top up with oil once the low-
est mark is reached. The oil tank holds
approx. 270 ml oil.
• Use bio-oil; this product contains ad-
ditives that reduce wear and tear and
does not damage the pump system.
bio-oil is available from our Service-
Center.
• If you have no bio-oil available, use
chain lubrication oil with low adhesive
additive content.
1. Unscrew the oil fill cap (3) and fill up
with chain oil.
2. Wipe off any spilled oil and close the
cap again.

Operating the chainsaw

Switch on the chainsaw only when
chain bar, saw chain and sprocket
chain wheel covering are correctly
assembled.
Ensure the voltage of the mains
connection agrees with the label
on the device.