Gude SPALTY W 370/4T Bedienungsanleitung Seite 9

Any other use will be considered a use in conflict with
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the designation. The manufacturer will not be liable
for any consequential damage. The risk is borne by
the user.
Installation
Please make sure the appliance is installed evenly and
steadily on a solid surface with adequate lighting.
Make sure you have enough room to work safely and
undisturbed.
Residual risks
The appliance has been designed according to the state of
the art and recognised safety-technical regulations.
However, there still may be some residual risks when
working with the appliance.
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Risk of injury to fingers and hands by the splitter
when wood is guided or supported unprofessionally.
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Risk of injury by a thrown-away piece of wood as a
result of unprofessional holding or guiding.
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Risk of electric shock when unspecified feeder cables
are used.
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Further, there may be some hidden residual risks
despite all the preventive measures taken.
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Residual risks can be minimised if Safety
instructions and Use as designated and the entire
Operating Instructions are followed.
Plugging
Check regularly the feeder cables for any damage. Before
that, the appliance must be unplugged!
The feeder cable must be in accordance with applicable
provisions of VDE and DIN. Feeder cable with H 07-RN
marking to be used only. Sticking the type marking on the
feeder cable is mandatory.
Defective feeder cables
Insulation gets often damaged on the electric feeder
cables.
Possible causes:
Sores if feeder cables are guided in gaps under windows
or doors.
Breaks as a result of unprofessional fixing or guiding of
feeder cables.
Cutting-off as a result of the feeder cable being run over.
Insulation damage by pulling the cable out of wall socket.
Cracks as a result of insulation aging.
Feeder cables damaged in this way must not be used
– they are a risk to life due to the insulation damage!
Operation - pic. 3
Before starting your work, the air vent screw (pic. 2/12)
must be necessarily loosened by a few turns to enable air
circulation in the oil tank.
If it is kept tightened when working with the appliance, the
hydraulic movement would cause overpressure.
The screw must necessarily be tightened whenever the
appliance is to be transported to prevent oil leak.
Evenly cut pieces of wood to be split only.
1. Put the split wood flatways and evenly on the
supporting surface (pic. 1/3).
2.
The log splitter has been fitted with two-handed
operation – left hand operates the hydraulic lever
(pic. 1/10) and right hand operates the starter (pic.
1/7).
3.
Press the hydraulic lever (pic. 1/10) down as
specified and use the starter (pic. 1/7) to active the
splitting process.
If one operated part is released, the appliance stops
immediately. Releasing both operated parts makes the
pressure plate go back. If the appliance is unable to split
another piece of wood in 5 seconds, stop the process at
once. The wood to be split is probably too hard. Turn the
wood to be split by 90° and try once more.
Caution: For operation taking more than
5 seconds there is a risk of appliance overheating or
damage to be more specific. Interrupt the process.
Wrong fitting, pic. 3/A
The split wood to be put to the supporting surface flatways
at all times!
It must not slide down or be put askew. The splitting
wedge gets overloaded if splitting does not take place
along the entire edge but only in its upper part.
Never split more pieces at the same time!
There could be a risk that one of the pieces gets shot out
uncontrolled.
Caution! High risk of injury!
Stuck wood, pic. 3/B/C
Never try to knock the stuck wood out of the appliance.
This could lead to injuries and damage the appliance.
Proceed as follows:
1. Let the pressure plate get to the starting position.
2. Put a wedge under the wood to be split – see picture.
3. Perform one splitting cycle in a way the pressure
plate moves the wedge far under the wood you wish
to release.
4. Repeat the steps above with new wedges until the
wood is pushed up from the appliance.