Reactive Forces; Battery Safety; Warnings And Instructions - Stihl GTA 26 Manual De Instrucciones

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6.6

Reactive Forces

6.6.1 Pull-in
WARNING
￭ Pull-in occurs when the chain on the bottom of the bar is
suddenly stopped or significantly slowed when it is
pinched, caught or encounters a foreign object in the
wood. The reaction of the chain pulls the garden pruner
forward and may cause the operator to lose control,
which, in turn, may cause serious or fatal injury.
￭ Pull-in usually occurs when the bumper of the garden
pruner is not held securely against the branch or limb and
the chain is not rotating at full speed before it contacts the
wood.
￭ To reduce the risk of pull-in:
– Cut with a sharp, properly tensioned chain.
– Always start a cut with the chain rotating at full speed
and with the bumper in contact with the wood.
– Use caution when cutting small-size brush,
branches and saplings which may easily catch the
chain, spring towards you or pull you off balance.
– Do not use the garden pruner with a damaged or
missing guard.
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7 Battery Safety

7.1

Warnings and Instructions

WARNING
￭ Use of unauthorized batteries can damage the garden
pruner and result in fire, explosion and personal injury and
property damage.
– Use only genuine STIHL AS series batteries.
￭ Use of STIHL AS series batteries for any purpose other
than powering STIHL power tools could be extremely
dangerous.
– Use STIHL AS series batteries only to power
compatible STIHL power tools.
￭ Use of unauthorized chargers can damage the battery and
result in fire, explosion and personal injury and property
damage.
– Use only a genuine STIHL AL 1 series charger to
charge STIHL AS series batteries.
￭ The battery contains safety features and devices which, if
damaged, may allow the battery to generate heat, rupture,
leak, ignite or explode.
– Never heat the battery above 212 °F
(100 °C).
– Never incinerate or place the battery on
or near fires, stoves or other high-
temperature locations.
– Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never open, disassemble, crush, drop, subject to
heavy impact or otherwise damage the battery.
– Never expose the battery to microwaves or high
pressures.
– Never insert objects into the battery's cooling slots.
7 Battery Safety
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