DeWalt DCG415 - Prior to Operation

ENGLISH
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Paddle Switch (Fig.A)
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CAUTION: Hold the side handle and body of the tool
firmly to maintain control of the tool at start-up and during
use and until the wheel or accessory stops rotating. Make
sure the wheel has come to a complete stop be fore laying the
tooldown.
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CAUTION: Before connecting the tool to a power source
depress and release the paddle switch
1 )
once without
depressing the lock-off lever
2
to ensure that the switch is
off. Depress and release the paddle switch as described above
after any interruption in power supply to the tool, such as the
activation of a ground fault interrupter, throwing of a circuit
breaker, accidental unplugging, or power failure. If the paddle
Proper Hand Position (Fig. H)
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the side
handle
5
, with the other hand on the body of the tool, as
shown in Fig.H.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack (Fig. G)
NOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fullycharged.
To install the battery pack
10
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
11
and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
handle. Insert it into the charger.
OPERATION
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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
causeinjury.
Mounting Wire Cup Brushes and WireWheels
(Fig.A)
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WARNING: Failure to properly seat the brush/wheel could
result in serious injury (or damage to the tool orwheel).
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CAUTION: To reduce the risk of personal injury, wear
work gloves when handling wire brushes and wheels.
They can becomesharp.
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CAUTION: To reduce the risk of damage to the tool,
wheel or brush must not touch guard when mounted
or while in use. Undetectable damage could occur to the
accessory, causing wires to fragment from accessory wheel
orcup.
Wire cup brushes or wire wheels install directly on the
threaded spindle without the use of flanges. Use only wire
brushes or wheels provided with a threaded hub. These
accessories are available at extra cost from your local dealer
or authorized servicecenter.
1. Place the tool on a table, guardup.
2. Thread the wheel on the spindle byhand.
3. Depress spindle lock button
3
and use a wrench on the
hub of the wire wheel or brush to tighten thewheel.
Mounting and Removing Hubbed Wheels
(Fig.A)
Hubbed wheels install directly on the spindle. Thread of
accessory must match thread ofspindle.
1. Remove backing flange by pulling away fromtool.
2. Thread the wheel on the spindle
4
byhand.
3. Depress the spindle lock button
3
and use a wrench to
tighten the hub of thewheel.
4. Reverse the above procedure to remove thewheel.
NOTICE: Failure to properly seat the wheel before turning the
tool on may result in damage to the tool or thewheel.
4. To remove the wheel, reverse the aboveprocedure.
NOTICE: To reduce the risk of damage to the tool, properly
seat the wheel hub before turning the toolon.
Prior to Operation
• Install the guard and appropriate disc or wheel. Do not
use excessively worn discs orwheels.
• Be sure the backing and threaded locking flange are
mounted correctly. Follow the instructions given in the
AccessoriesChart.
• Make sure the disc or wheel rotates in the direction of the
arrows on the accessory and thetool.
• Do not use a damaged accessory. Before each use inspect
the accessory such as abrasive wheels for chips and cracks,
backing pad for cracks, tear or excess wear, wire brush for
loose or cracked wires. If power tool or accessory is dropped,
inspect for damage or install an undamaged accessory. After
inspecting and installing an accessory, position yourself and
bystanders away from the plane of the rotating accessory
and run the power tool at maximum no-load speed for one
minute. Damaged accessories will normally break apart
during this testtime.
Mounting Sanding Backing Pads (Fig.A, F)
NOTE: Use of a guard with sanding discs that use backing
pads, often called fiber resin discs, is not required. Since a
guard is not required for these accessories, the guard may or
may not fit correctly ifused.
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WARNING: Failure to properly seat the clamp nut and/
or pad could result in serious injury (or damage to the tool
orwheel).
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WARNING: Proper guard must be reinstalled for grinding
wheel, cutting wheel, sanding flap disc, wire brush or wire
wheel applications after sanding applications arecomplete.
1. Place or appropriately thread backing pad
16
on
thespindle.
2. Place the sanding disc
17
on the backingpad.
3. While depressing spindle lock button
3
, thread the
sanding clamp nut
18
on spindle, piloting the raised
hub on the clamp nut into the center of san ding disc and
backingpad.
4. Tighten the clamp nut by hand. Then depress the spindle
lock button while turning the sanding disc until the sanding
disc and clamp nut aresnug.
5. To remove the wheel, grasp and turn the backing pad
and sanding pad while depressing the spindle lockbutton.
(Only use a locking flange if it is in perfect condition.) Refer
to Accessories Chart to see flangedetails.
6. To remove the wheel, reverse the aboveprocedure.