Saw Chain Rupture; Safety Devices; Chain Brake - Kärcher CS 330 Bp Originalbetriebsanleitung

– Do not hold the chain saw above shoul-
der height.
– Always work with sharp and properly
tensioned saw chain.
Drawing in / recoil
Basically this effect occurs oppositional to
the chain running direction on the work-
piece.
With drawing in, the chain saw is jerkily
pulled to the workpiece.
Drawing in occurs if:
– The saw chain is jammed during sawing
with the lower edge of the guide bar or
if it hits an obstacle in the workpiece.
With a recoil the chain saw is jerkily pushed
towards the user.
A recoil occurs if:
– The saw chain is jammed during sawing
with the upper edge of the guide bar or
if it hits an obstacle in the workpiece.
DANGER
Mortal danger on account of uncontrolled
movement of the chain saw.
– Plan the cut and recognise dangers pri-
or to sawing.
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– Always hold the chain saw firmly and
with both hands.
– Do not twist or cant the guide bar during
sawing.

Saw chain rupture

DANGER
Mortal danger on account of ruptured saw
chain.
– Do not use damaged saw chains.
– Do not saw into the ground.
– Do not use dull saw chains.
– Ensure that the saw chain is always suf-
ficiently lubricated.

Safety Devices

Safety devices serve for the protection of
the user and must not be put out of opera-
tion or bypassed with respect to their func-
tion.
The chain brake automatically locks the
saw chain in case of a kick-back in order to
reduce the risk of injury.
1 Chain brake released
2 Saw chain locked
 For manually releasing the chain brake,
push the hand guard towards the front.
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