Adjusting The Chain Tension; Starting Up A New Saw Chain; Maintaining The Chain Bar - Parkside PGHSA 20-Li A1 Originalbetriebsanleitung

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and to the correct depth. For the inexperi-
enced user of chainsaws, we recommend
to have the saw chain sharpened by a spe-
cialist or a specialist workshop. If you are
familiar with the sharpening of the chain,
you can purchase the tools, for example
from Parkside (e.g. chain sharpener).
1. The chain should be well-ten-
sioned to ensure proper sharpen-
ing.
2. For the sharpening, a round fi le
with 4.0 mm diameter is neces-
sary.
Other diameters damage the
chain and can lead to danger
during work!
3. Sharpen only from the inside to
the outside. Guide the fi le from
the inner side of the cutting teeth
to the outer side. Lift the fi le
when you are withdrawing it.
4. Sharpen fi rst the teeth on one
side. Turn the saw around and
sharpen the teeth of the other
side.
5. The chain is worn and must be
replaced by a new saw chain if
only approx. 4 mm of the cutting
teeth is remaining.
6. After the sharpening, all cutting
elements must now be equal in
length and width.
7. After every third sharpening, the
sharpness depth (depth limita-
tion) must be checked and the
height fi led with the aid of a fl at
fi le. The depth limitation should
be set back about 0.65 mm from
the cutting tooth. After the setting
back of depth limitation, round it
off a little at the front.
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Adjusting the chain tension

The adjustment of the chain tension is de-
scribed in the chapter "Assembly - tension-
ing chainsaw".
• Switch off the device and remove the
battery (13) from the device
• Check the chain tension regularly and
re-adjust this as often as possible.When
the saw chain is tensioned with 9 N
(approx. 1 kg), the gap between the
saw chain and the guide rail may not
be more than 2 mm.

Starting up a new saw chain

In the case of a new chain, the tensioning
force decreases after some time. Therefore,
you have to re-tension the chain after the
fi rst 5 cuts and no later than after 10 min-
utes' sawing time.
Never attach a new chain to
a worn drive pinion or place
onto a damaged or worn
chain bar. The chain could
spring back or break, poten-
tially leading to serious injury.
Maintaining the chain
bar
Use cut-protection gloves
when handling the chain or
the chain bar.
1. Switch off the device and remove the
battery (13) from the device.
2. Remove the sprocket chain wheel cov-
ering (8), the saw chain (11) and the
chain bar (10).
3. Check the chain bar (10) for wear.
Remove burrs and straighten the guide
surfaces with a fl at fi le.