Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
(Fig. 2)
NOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is fully charged.
To install the battery pack (C) into the tool handle, align the battery
pack with the rails inside the tool's handle and slide it into the handle
until the battery pack is firmly seated in the tool and ensure that it does
not disengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release button (M)
and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool handle. Insert it into the
charger as described in the charger section of this manual.
M
FIG. 2
C
FUEL GAUGE BATTERY PACKS (FIG. 2A)
Some D
WALT battery packs include a fuel gauge which consists of
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three green LED lights that indicate the level of charge remaining in
the battery pack.
To actuate the fuel gauge, press and hold the fuel gauge button (R).
A combination of the three green LED lights will illuminate designating
the level of charge left. When the level of charge in the battery is below
the usable limit, the fuel gauge will not illuminate and the battery will
need to be recharged.
NOTE: The fuel gauge is only an indication of the charge left on the
battery pack. It does not indicate tool functionality and is subject to
variation based on product components, temperature and end-user
application.
For more information regarding fuel gauge battery packs, please call
1-800-4-D
com.
Trigger Switch (Fig. 3)
FIG. 2A
provision to lock the trigger switch
in the ON position and should
never be locked ON by any other
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means.
Release the trigger switch lock-off
button (A) by pressing the button as
shown. Pull the trigger switch (B)
to turn the motor on. Releasing the
trigger switch turns the motor off.
Changing Blades (Fig. 4, 5)
TO INSTALL THE BLADE (FIG. 4, 5)
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WALT (1-800-433-9258) or visit our website www.dewalt.
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WARNING: This tool has no
1. Place inner clamp washer (O) on saw spindle with the large flat
surface facing out toward the blade (Fig. 4A, 4B).
2. Retract the lower blade guard (G) and place blade on saw spindle
against the inner clamp washer, making sure that the blade
will rotate in the proper direction (the direction of the rotation
arrow on the saw blade and the teeth must point in the same
FIG. 3
A
B