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2. Turn the side cover knob counterclockwise to remove
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the side cover and then loosen the chain tensioning
knob as much as possible.
3. Lay the new saw chain in a loop on a flat surface and
straighten any kinks (Fig. C).
4. Place the chain drive links into the guide bar groove
and make the chain a loop at the back of the guide bar
(Fig. D).
5. Hold the chain in position on the guide bar and place
the loop around the sprocket of the power head.
6. Slide the guide bar slot over the alignment flanges
until the tension adjusting pin is inserted in the lower
hole in the tail of the bar (Fig. E1).
NOTICE:
Small directional arrows are engraved in the
saw chain. Another directional arrow is molded into the
housing. When looping the saw chain onto the sprocket,
make sure that the direction of the arrows on the saw
chain will correspond to the direction of the arrow on the
housing. If they face in opposite directions, turn over the
saw chain and guide bar assembly (Fig. E2).
7. Replace the side cover and slightly tighten the side
cover knob.
8. Lift the tip of the guide bar up to check for sag (Fig.
F). Release the tip of the guide bar and turn the
chain-tensioning adjust knob clockwise. Repeat this
process until the sag is eliminated.
9. Tighten the side cover knob securely to ensure that
the saw chain is properly tensioned before using.
D-1 Chain Drive Links
D-2 Guide Bar Groove
E-1 Alignment Flange
NOTICE: To extend the guide bar life, invert the bar
occasionally.
NOTICE:
If chain is too tight, it will not rotate. Loosen the
side cover knob slightly and turn the chain-tensioning
adjust knob once counterclockwise Lift the tip of the
guide bar up and retighten the side cover knob securely.
Assure that the chain will rotate without binding.
ADJUSTING THE CHAIN TENSION
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Stop the motor and remove the battery pack before
adjusting the chain tension. Make sure the side cover
knob is loosened. Turn the chain-tension adjust knob
clockwise to tension the chain. See the section:
"ASSEMBLING/REPLACING THE BAR AND CHAIN" for
additional information.
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CORDLESS CHAIN SAW — CS1610E
E-2 Tension Adjusting Pin
E-3 Guide Bar Slot
E-4 Sprocket
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A cold chain is correctly tensioned when there is no
slack on the underside of the guide bar and the chain
is snug, but it can be turned by hand without binding.
The chain must be re-tensioned whenever the flats on
the drive links do not sit in the bar groove.
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During normal saw operation, the temperature the
chain will increase. The drive links of a correctly
tensioned warm chain will hang approximately 1.3 mm
out of the bar groove (Fig. G).
NOTICE:
New chains tend to stretch; check chain tension
frequently and tension as required.
NOTICE:
A chain tensioned while it is warm may be too tight
upon cooling. Check the cold tension before next use.
OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to
make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories
not recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The
use of attachments or accessories not recommended can
result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
To prevent accidental starting that
could cause serious personal injury, always remove the
battery pack from the tool when assembling parts, making
adjustments, cleaning, or when not in use.
Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps, etc.
Securely tighten all fasteners and caps and do not operate
this product until all missing or damaged parts are replaced.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for basic felling, limbing, pruning,
and woodcutting of lumber and trees.
FILLING BAR AND CHAIN LUBRICANT
WARNING:
Do not smoke or bring any fire or flame
near the oil or the chain saw. Oil may spill and cause a fire.
NOTICE:
The chain saw is not filled with oil at the time of
purchase. It is essential to fill the tank with oil before use.
The chain is automatically lubricated with chain oil during
operation.
1. Position the chain saw on its side with its oil tank cap
facing towards.
2. Clean the oil tank cap and the area around it to
ensure that no dirt falls into the oil tank.
3. Position the chain saw on its side on a firm, flat
surface, so that the tank cap is facing upwards. Lift
up the semicircular plate and rotate the oil tank cap
counterclockwise to remove it (Fig. H).