Carbon Brushes; Maintenance Information - Dremel 100 Instrucciones De Funcionamiento Y Seguridad

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the point of contact. Then reduce the speed
slight ly to get the optimum working speed.
Some rules of thumb in regard to speed:
1. Plastic and other materials that melt at low
temperatures should be cut at low speeds.
2. Polishing, buffing and cleaning with any
type of bristle brush must be done at
speeds not greater than 15,000 RPM to
prevent damage to the brush from bristles
flying toward operator.
3. Wood should be cut at high speed.
4. Iron or steel should be cut at high speed. If
a high speed steel cutter starts to chatter —
Use only Dremel
unauthorized per so n nel may result in
misplacing of
components which could cause serious
hazard. We recommend that all tool service be
performed by a Dremel Service Facility.
electrical shock, always remove plug from
wall outlet before performing service or
cleaning.

CARBON BRUSHES

The brushes and commutator in your tool have
been engineered for many hours of
dependable service.
In order to prepare your brushes for use, run
your tool at full speed for 5 minutes under no
load. This will properly "seat" your brushes,
which extends the life of both your brushes
and your tool.
To maintain peak efficiency of the motor, we
recommend every 40 - 50 hours the brush es
be examined. Only genuine Dremel replace -
ment brushes specially designed for your tool
should be used.
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Maintenance Information

Service
Preventive maintenance
pe r formed
internal wires
To avoid injury from
unexpected starting or
this normally means it is running too slow.
5. Aluminum, copper alloys, lead alloys, zinc
alloys and tin may be cut at various speeds,
depending on the type of cutting being
done. Use paraffin or other suitable
lubricant on the cutter to prevent the cut
material from adhering to the cutter teeth.
Increasing the pressure on the tool is not the
answer when it is not performing as you think it
should. Perhaps you should be using a
different accessory, and perhaps an
adjustment in speed would solve the problem.
Leaning on the tool does not help.
Let speed do the work!
MAINTENANCE OF REPLACEABLE
BRUSHES ON MODELS 100, 200 & 3000
The brushes should be inspected frequently
by
when tools are used continuously. If your tool
runs spo rad ically, loses power, makes unusual
and
noises or runs at a reduced speed, check the
brushes.
permanently damage your tool.
Follow these steps to check/change the rotary
tool brushes:
1. With the power cord unplugged, place the
tool on a clean surface. Use the tool
wrench as a screwdriver to remove the
brush caps in a counter-clockwise direction
(Figure C).
FIG. C
To continue using the
tool in this condition will