Black & Decker ST4500 - Page 3

personsintheworkarea.Alsouseahardhat,hearingprotection,
gloves,safetyshoesanddustcollectionsystemswhenspecified
orrequired.Safetyglassesorthelikeareavailableatextracostat
yourlocaldealerorBlack&DeckerServiceCenter.
• DON'TABUSECORD.Nevercarryappliancebycordoryankitto
disconnectfromreceptacle.Keepcordfromheat,oil,andsharp
edges.
• DON'TOVERREACH.Keepproperfootingandbalanceatall
times.
• MAINTAINAPPLIANCEWITHCARE.Keepcuttingedgesharp
andcleanforbestperformanceandtoreducetheriskofinjury.
Followinstructionsforlubricatingandchangingaccessories.
Inspectappliancecordperiodicallyandifdamaged,haveitrepaired
byauthorizedservicefacility.Inspectextensioncordsperiodically
andreplaceifdamaged.Keephandlesdry,clean,andfreefromoil
andgrease.
• DISCONNECTAPPLIANCES.Disconnecttheappliancefromthe
powersupplywhennotinuse,beforeservicing,andwhen
changingaccessoriessuchasbladesandthelike.
• AVOIDUNINTENTIONALSTARTING.Don'tcarryplugged-in
appliancewithfingeronswitch.Besureswitchisoffwhenplugging
in.
• GROUNDFAULTCIRCUITINTERRUPTER(GFCl)protection
shouldbeprovidedonthecircuitsoroutletstobeusedforthe
gardeningappliance.Receptaclesareavailablehavingbuiltin
GFCIprotectionandmaybeusedforthismeasureofsafety.
• STAYALERT.Watchwhatyouaredoing.Usecommonsense.Do
notoperateappliancewhenyouaretired.
• CHECKDAMAGEDPARTS.Beforefurtheruseoftheappliance,a
guardorotherpartthatisdamagedshouldbecarefullycheckedto
determinethatitwiltoperateproperlyandperformitsintended
function.Checkforalignmentofmovingparts,bindingofmoving
parts,breakageofparts,mountingandanyotherconditionsthat
mayaffectitsoperation.Aguardorotherpartthatisdamaged
shouldbeproperlyrepairedorreplacedbyanauthorizedservice
centerunlessotherwiseindicatedelsewhereinthismanual.
• USEOFACCESSORIESANDATTACHMENTS.Theuseofany
accessoryorattachmentnotrecommendedforusewiththis
appliancecouldbehazardous.Note:Refertotheaccessorysection
ofthismanualforfurtherdetails.
EXTENSIONCORDS.Makesureyourextensioncordisingood
condition.Whenusinganextensioncord,besuretouseoneheavy
enoughtocarrythecurrentyourproductwiltdraw.Anundersized
extensioncordwillcauseadropinlinevoltageresultingintossof
powerandoverheating.Thetablebelowshowsthecorrectsizeto
usedependingoncordlengthandnameplateampererating.Ifin
doubt,usethenextheaviergauge.Thesmallerthegaugenumber,
theheavierthecord.Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionofthe
appliancefromtheextensioncordduringoperation,usethe
extensioncordretainerdescribedinthismanual.
Minimum Gauge for Cord Sets
Volts Total Length of Cord in Feet
120V 0-25 26-50 51-100 101-150
(0-7,6m) (7,6-15,2m) (15,2-30,4m) (30,4-45,7m)
Ampere Rating
More Not more American Wire Gauge
Than Than
0 6 18 16 16 14
6 10 18 16 14 12
10 12 16 16 14 12
12 16 14 12 Not Recommended
/_ WARNING: OUTDOOR USE EXTENSION CORDS To reduce
the risk of electric shock, use only with an extension cord intended
for outdoor use, such as an extension cord of type SW-A, SOW-A,
STW-A, STOW-A, SJW-A, SJOW-A, SJTW-A, or SJTOW-A.
• REPAIRS AND SERVICE. Repairs, maintenance and any
adjustments not specified in this manual should be performed by
Black & Decker authorized service centers or other qualified service
organizations, always using identical replacement parts.