Care And Maintenance; Care Of The Fastening Tool; Troubleshooting - Hilti BX 3-ME Manual De Instrucciones

7 Care and maintenance

7.1 Care of the fastening tool

1. Remove plastic debris from the fastener guide at
regular intervals.
2. Never operate the fastening tool when the cooling
air slots are blocked. Clean the ventilation slots
carefully using a dry brush.
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3. Do not allow foreign objects to enter the interior of
the fastening tool.
4. Clean the outside of the fastening tool at regular
intervals with a slightly damp cleaning cloth.
5. Do not use a spray, steam pressure cleaning equip-
ment or running water for cleaning.
6. Always keep the grip surfaces of the fastening tool
free from oil and grease.
7. Do not use cleaning agents which contain silicone.

8 Troubleshooting

If a fault is not listed or if the recommended measures fail to remedy the fault, please contact Hilti Service.
Fault
The spring element is not ten-
sioned and no status indicator
lights.
The spring element is not ten-
sioned, the status indicator
blinks green and 1 of the bat-
tery charge status LEDs blinks.
The spring element is not re-
tensioned, the status indicator
blinks green and 4 of the bat-
tery charge status LEDs blink.
The spring element is not ten-
sioned and the status indicator
blinks red.
The spring element is not ten-
sioned and the status indicator
lights red.
The fastener guide cannot be
pressed in and the status indic-
ator lights green.
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7.2 Care of Li-ion batteries
Store the batteries in a cool, dry place.
Charge the batteries using only the Hilti chargers ap-
proved for use with Li-ion batteries.
In order to achieve maximum battery lifetime, replace the
discharged battery with a fully charged battery as soon
as you notice a clear drop in battery performance.
NOTE
- When battery performance drops, tensioning of the
- Battery performance drops at low temperatures.
- If you continue to operate the fastening tool after noti-
Possible cause
The battery is discharged.
The battery is not fitted correctly.
The battery is discharged.
Battery temperature is too low.
The fastening tool has overheated.
The fastener guide is not fitted cor-
rectly.
System fault
The magazine is empty.
The nail pusher is jammed.
A nail is jammed in the fastener guide.
spring element will take longer than with a fully charged
battery.
cing a drop in battery performance, the fastening tool
will switch itself off automatically before damage to the
battery cells occurs.
Remedy
Charge the battery or replace it with a
charged battery.
Remove the battery and refit it cor-
rectly.
See section: 6.4 Removing the bat-
tery 7
See section: 5.2 Inserting the bat-
tery 2
Charge the battery or replace it with a
charged battery.
Allow the battery to warm up slowly
to room temperature.
Allow the fastening tool to cool down.
Remove the fastener guide and refit it
correctly.
See section: 6.6 Removing/inserting
the fastener guide
1. Switch off the fastening tool.
2. Remove the battery
3. Insert the battery
4. Switch on the fastening tool
Load the magazine with nails.
See section: 5.3.1 Loading for
magazine operation 3
Remove the nail strips from the
magazine and clean the magazine.
Use the drift punch set (accessory) to
release the nail.
See section: 6.7 Releasing jammed
nails