Stihl TS 500i Manual De Instrucciones página 21

Contact your local fire agency or forest
service for the laws or regulations
relating to fire protection requirements.
Even if the spark arrester is in place, it
may not be advisable to use gasoline-
powered equipment, including cut-off
machines, in hot, dry conditions or
around dry vegetation or brush. Contact
your local fire authorities or the U.S.
Forest Service if you have any question
about whether conditions are suitable for
the use of a cut-off machine.
For any maintenance please refer to the
maintenance chart and to the warranty
statement near the end of this manual.
Do not store a cut-off machine with a
wheel mounted on the machine. Store
the cut-off machine in a high or locked
place, out of reach and inaccessible to
children.
Empty the fuel tank before storing your
cut-off machine for longer than a few
days. Store fuel only in correctly labeled
and approved containers. Avoid direct
skin contact and do not inhale the gas
vapors. Dispose of fuel in accordance
with all applicable laws and regulations.
TS 480i, TS 500i
Sample Applications
Water Connection
A water attachment kit is mounted
–
on the machine for use with all types
of water supply.
A pressurized 2.6 gallon (10 liter)
–
water tank also is available from
STIHL for wet cutting.
A water tank for mounting on the
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Cutquik cart is also available for wet
cutting.
For proper dust suppression, always
ensure that you have sufficient water
pressure to produce the recommended
flow rate of 20 fluid ounces per minute
(0.6 liters/minute), regardless of the
water source.
The pressure and flow rate available
from the water source will affect the
actual amount of water available for dust
suppression when wet cutting with your
cut-off machine. For example, when
using a pressurized or gravity-fed water
tank, water pressure will decrease as
the water level in the tank decreases.
STIHL recommends using the highest
water flow setting on your cut-off
machine whenever possible. Maintain
pressure by re-filling gravity-fed tanks
and re-pressurizing pressurized tanks
periodically.
STIHL recommends always wet cutting
at the highest flow rate when conditions
permit. The highest flow setting is
obtained by pressing the (+) control
button on the water control panel 9 times
in succession or by depressing it for at
least 5 seconds.
If the operator cannot achieve and
maintain a sufficient flow rate using the
highest flow setting on the cut-off
machine, connect the cut-off machine to
a water source with sufficient pressure
to deliver at least 20 fluid ounces
(0.6 liters) of water per minute.
Inhalation of airborne crystalline silica
can cause serious or fatal injury or
illness, such as kidney disease and
respiratory diseases, including silicosis
and lung cancer. To reduce the risk of
serious or fatal respiratory disease or
other illness when a source of water with
adequate pressure is unavailable, when
the water flow cannot be confirmed or
when worksite conditions do not allow
use of 20 fluid ounces per minute, the
operator and any bystanders should
always wear a NIOSH-approved
respirator that is rated for the material
being cut and appropriate for worksite-
specific conditions. The respirator must
have an Assigned Protection Factor
sufficient to provide the level of
respiratory protection needed for the
material being cut and appropriate for
worksite-specific conditions.
Consult your employer for information
regarding worksite conditions and the
material you are cutting. Your employer
is likely to have in place an OSHA-
required respiratory protection program
and can provide information regarding
the type and level of respiratory
protection needed for your worksite.
Information is also available from OSHA
at www.OSHA.gov.
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