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4. Retighten the shoulder blade screw while holding the
locknut with a wrench. NOTE: Nut should be tightened
to 260 lb-in.
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Fig. E
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OPERATION
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start-up can causeinjury.
WARNING: CUT OR AMPUTATION HAZARD.
Never have any part of your body near the cutters or
mechanism. Serious personal injury mayoccur.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
(Fig. F)
NOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fullycharged.
Fig. F
7
8
To install the battery pack
7
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 notdisengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button
8
and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
handle. Insert it into the charger as described in the charger
section of thismanual.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. G)
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position asshown.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the
mainhandle.
Fig. G
Cutting
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury,
• Do not cut short pieces of material that put
fingers near blades. Blade issharp.
• ALWAYS wear ANSI Z87.1 eye protection
(CAN/CSAZ94.3).
• Blade is sharp. Keep hands away from
cutting edges and moving parts. Laceration
and amputation canoccur.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, always
store and transport the cutter with the blades
fullyclosed.
Before cutting, ensure the blade shoulder bolt and nut are
securely tightened. Refer to FigureE.
1. Push the directional button
5
to the reverse position
and actuate the trigger switch
4
to open theblades.
2. Insert the workpiece squarely between the fixed
blade
1
and the moving blade
2
and press the
directional button to the forwardposition.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to make angled cuts as it
will damage the workpiece andblade.
3. Ensure the workpiece is straight. Place the cable to be
cut against the fixedblade.
4. Pull the trigger until the workpiece is engaged by the
moving blade. NOTE: Workpiece may move slightly
during thecut.
5. When the cut is complete, release thetrigger.
Cut Capacity
Copper cable 750 MCM
Aluminum cable 1000 MCM
ACSR* 1590 MCM
*does not cut Drake