FUTABA 3PRKA - Storage and Disposal Safety Precautions; Safety Precautions

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Safety Precautions
-AKEALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE RADIOCONTROL SYSTEM WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING OR THE ELECTRIC
MOTORDISCONNECTED
)FTHEENGINEISRUNNINGORTHEMOTORISCONNECTEDWHILEADJUSTMENTSAREMADETHEMODEL
MAYRUNOUTOFCONTROL
2EMOVETHE MAIN BATTERY SOURCE FROM ELECTRIC POWEREDMODELS WHEN THEYARE NOT BEING
USED
3HOULDYOUACCIDENTALLYLEAVETHERECEIVERSWITCHONTHEMODELCOULDRUNOUTOFCONTROL
(Fail safe function)
"EFORERUNNINGCRUISINGCHECKTHEFAILSAFEFUNCTION
Check Method:
"EFORESTARTINGTHEENGINECHECKTHEFAILSAFEFUNCTIONASFOLLOWS
4URNONTHETRANSMITTERANDRECEIVERPOWERSWITCHES
4URNOFFTHETRANSMITTERPOWERSWITCH
#HECKIFTHEFAILSAFEFUNCTIONMOVESTHESERVOSTOTHEPRESETPOSITIONWHENRECEPTIONFAILS
4HEFAILSAFEFUNCTIONISASAFETYFEATURETHATMINIMIZESSETDAMAGEBYMOVINGTHESERVOS
TOAPRESETPOSITIONWHENRECEPTIONFAILS(OWEVERIFSETTOADANGEROUSPOSITIONITHASTHE
OPPOSITEEFFECT
Setting example:4HROTTLEIDLEORBRAKEPOSITION
CAUTION

$ONOTTOUCHTHEENGINEMOTORSPEEDCONTROLORANYPARTOFTHEMODELTHATWILLGENERATE
HEATWHILERUNNING
4OUCHINGHOTPARTSWILLRESULTINSERIOUSBURNS
7HENTHE CHARGERIS NOT INUSEDISCONNECT IT FROMTHE OUTLET4HIS WILLPREVENTACCIDENTS
OVERHEATINGANDSHORTCIRCUITS
Storage and Disposal Safety Precautions
WARNING
!TTHEENDOFADAYgSOPERATIONSTORETHESYSTEMWITH.I#D.I-(BATTERYDISCHARGED"E
SURETORECHARGETHESYSTEMBEFOREITISUSEDAGAIN
9OUSHOULDFULLYDISCHARGEYOURSYSTEMgSBATTERIESPERIODICALLYTOPREVENTACONDITIONCALLED
MEMORY &OREXAMPLEIF YOUONLYMAKETWORUNSIN A DAYOR YOUREGULARLY USEA SMALL
AMOUNTOFBATTERYgSCAPACITYTHEMEMORYEFFECTCANREDUCETHEACTUALCAPACITYEVENIFTHE
BATTERYISCHARGEDFORTHERECOMMENDEDAMOUNTOFTIME


$ONOTTHROWA.I#D.I-(BATTERYINTOAlRE$ONOTDISASSEMBLEORATTEMPTTOREPAIRA
.I#D.I-(BATTERYPACK
/VERHEATINGDAMAGEANDACIDLEAKAGEMAYLEADTOBURNSLOSSOFEYESIGHTASWELLASNU
MEROUSOTHERTYPES OFINJURIES4HEELECTROLYTE IN.I#D.I-(BATTERIESISA STRONGALKALI
3HOULDYOUGETEVENTHESMALLESTAMOUNTOFTHEELECTROLYTEINYOUREYES$O.OTRUB7ASH
IMMEDIATELYWITH WATER AND SEEK MEDICALATTENTION AT ONCE4HEELECTROLYTECAN CAUSE
BLINDNESS)FELECTROLYTECOMESINCONTACTWITHYOURSKINORCLOTHESWASHWITHWATERIMMEDI
ATELY