Maintaining And Sharpening The Chain; Lubricating The Chain; Maintaining The Guide Bar; Maintaining The Chain Sprocket - Protool SSP 200 EB Original Bedienungsanleitung

Then tighten the chain sprocket cover fi rmly
[2-1] by turning the fastening wheel [2-2]
clockwise. Check the chain for correct ten-
sion by slightly pulling the bottom part of
the chain, as shown in Fig. [10]. Once re-
leased, the chain must return to the initial
position and closely cling to the guide bar.
Chains that have been tightened while hot
must be released when the work is fi nished.
When the tightened chain has cooled, high
tension occurs due to its shrinkage, which
might cause damage to the machine!
11.2 Maintaining and sharpen-
ing the chain
The chain must be sharpened if the sawdust
is too fi ne, see Fig. [11].

11.3 Lubricating the chain

The oil reservoir capacity is 240 ml. To avoid
heavy wear, the chain and its guide bar must
be continuously lubricated during operation
of the machine. Lubrication is provided by
an oil feed pump, which delivers an optimal
amount of oil into the lubrication groove in
the guide bar. It is very important to check
the oil reservoir level and the chain lubri-
cation function before you start working.
If the oil level [1-8] drops to the bottom
indicator on the oil gauge, the oil must be
replenished.
Recommendation:
Use only the Protool oil intended for chain
saw lubrication. The use of used oil or any oil
not intended for chain lubrication is prohibit-
ed. Before opening the oil reservoir, carefully
clean the area around the oil cap! Sawdust
and chips that could get into the reservoir
may block the oil channels, which can lead
to a serious breakdown in chain lubrication!
Due to their composition, biodegradable oils
for chain lubrication have reduced lubricat-
ing ability, and a prolonged break in the
operation of the machine might make the
inner lubrication channels sticky. Therefore
follow manufacturer recommendations!

11.4 Maintaining the guide bar

The one-sided wear of the guide bar can be
prevented by turning it after each time the
chain is sharpened. Worn-out outer guide
surfaces (Fig. [9b]) are considered a nor-
mal operational wear. Use a fi ne, fl at fi le
to remove burred edges. The inner guide
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surfaces (Fig. [9a]) become worn due to
insuffi cient lubrication, incorrect chain lu-
brication, or improper working procedure.
The guide bar must be replaced!
Under no circumstances can the chain links
touch the bottom of the guide bar channel.
If the chain touches the bottom of the chan-
nel, the guide bar is so worn that it must
be replaced. The lubrication ports and the
guide bar channel (groove) must be clean
at all times.
11.5 Maintaining the chain
sprocket
Most diffi culties with the chain are caused
by incorrect chain tightening or late replace-
ment of the chain sprocket. A worn chain
sprocket can very quickly damage the good
portion of an expensive cutting tool assem-
bly. Don't be stingy about replacing the
chain sprocket! It is recommended that you
replace the chain sprocket upon the second
replacement of the chain or earlier.
11.6 Replacing the chain
and guide bar
Put the machine in the basic position and
dismantle the chain sprocket cover [2-1] by
rotating the fastening wheel [2-2] counter
clockwise, as shown in Fig. [2]. Stretch the
chain [2-3] over the chain sprocket [2-8]
and remove it together with the guide bar
[2-4]. Put a new chain [2-3] on a (new)
guide bar [2-4] and insert it into the ma-
chine. Maintain the proper position of the
cutting teeth, according to the direction of
rotation. The direction of rotation is indicat-
ed by an arrow on the body of the machine,
and under the chain sprocket cover there is
a symbol showing how the chain should be
mounted. Place the chain's guide links into
the chain sprocket teeth [2-8] and turn us-
ing the chain adjustment wheel [2-9] (when
rotated clockwise as seen from above, the
pin moves upwards and releases; when
rotated counter clockwise as seen from
above, the pin moves downward) so that
the opening on the guide bar [2-5] snaps
onto the tension bolt [2-6]. Then put the
chain sprocket cover [2-1] on the clamping
bolt [2-7] and tighten by rotating the fas-
tening wheel [2-2] clockwise. Make sure the
chain is tensioned correctly before tighten-
ing. Check the chain for correct tension!