Switching On/Off; Safety Devices; Working With The Chainsaw - EINHELL GE-PS 18/15 Li BL Originalbetriebsanleitung

To ensure that items are properly packaged
and delivered when you send them to us,
please contact our customer service or the
point of sale at which the equipment was
purchased.
When shipping or disposing of batteries and
cordless tools, always ensure that they are
packed individually in plastic bags to prevent
short circuits and fi res.
To ensure that the battery pack provides long ser-
vice, you should take care to recharge it promptly.
You must recharge the battery pack when you
notice that the performance of the device drops.
Never allow the battery pack to become fully di-
scharged. This will cause it to develop a defect.
5.5 Battery capacity indicator (Fig. 12)
Press the button for the battery capacity indicator
(C). The battery capacity indicator (D9 shows the
charge status of the battery using 3 LEDs.
All 3 LEDs are lit:
The battery is fully charged.
2 or 1 LED(s) are lit:
The battery has an adequate remaining charge.
1 LED fl ashes:
The battery is empty, recharge the battery.
All LEDs blink:
The battery temperature is too low. Remove the
battery from the equipment, keep it at room tem-
perature for one day. If the fault reoccurs, this me-
ans that the rechargeable battery has undergone
exhaustive discharge and is defective. Remove
the battery from the equipment. Never use or
charge a defective battery.
6. Operation
6.1 Switching on/off
Switching on
•
Hold the chainsaw by the handles with both
hands as shown in Fig. 13 (thumbs under the
handles).
•
Press and hold the safety lock-off (Fig. 1/Item
5).
•
Switch on the chainsaw at the ON/OFF switch
(Fig. 1/Item 6). You can then release the safe-
ty lock-off.
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Switching off
Release the ON/OFF switch (Fig. 1/Item 6).
The integrated brake will bring the running chain-
saw to a standstill within a very short space of
time. Always disconnect the mains plug when you
stop working, even if it is only for a short time.
Warning! If the saw is plugged in and you carry
it by the rear handle (which is where the switches
are located), then there is a risk that you could
accidentally press the safety lock-off and the ON/
OFF switch at the same time, and the chainsaw
could inadvertently start up.

6.2 Safety devices

Motor brake
The motor brakes the saw chain as soon as the
ON/OFF switch (Fig. 1/Item 6) is released or the
power supply is interrupted. This signifi cantly
reduces the risk of injury that would otherwise be
present if the chain continued to run after being
switched off or disconnected.
Danger! Never use the saw if the safety equip-
ment is not working properly. Never try to repair
safety related protection systems yourself – al-
ways have any work done by our service depart-
ment or by a similarly qualifi ed workshop.

7. Working with the chainsaw

7.1 Preparations
To ensure that you can work safely, check the fol-
lowing points before every use:
Condition of the chain saw
Inspect the chainsaw before the start of work for
damage to the housing, the power cable, the saw
chain and the cutter rail. Never use a chainsaw
which is obviously damaged.
Saw chain
Tension of the saw chain, condition of the cutting
elements. The sharper the chainsaw, the easier
and more controllable it is to operate the chain-
saw. The same also applies to the chain tension.
Again, while working also check the chain tension
every 10 minutes in order to increase your safety.
New saw chains in particular often tend to expand
more.
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