Makita XWT08 User Manual

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Electric brake
This tool is equipped with an electric brake. If the tool
consistently fails to quickly stop after the switch trigger is
released, have the tool serviced at a Makita service center.
Lighting up the front lamp
CAUTION: Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
To turn on the lamp status, press the button for one second. To
turn o󰀨 the lamp status, press the button for one second again.
With the lamp status ON, pull the switch trigger to turn on
the lamp. To turn o󰀨, release it. The lamp goes out approx-
imately 10 seconds after releasing the switch trigger.
With the lamp status OFF, the lamp does not turn on
even if pulling the trigger.
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Fig.4
► 1. Lamp
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Fig.5
► 1. Button
NOTE:
To conrm the lamp status, pull the trigger. When the
lamp lights up by pulling the switch trigger, the lamp status is
ON. When the lamp does not come on, the lamp status is OFF.
NOTE: When the tool is overheated, the light ashes
for one minute, and then the LED display goes o󰀨. In
this case, cool down the tool before operating again.
NOTE: Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt o󰀨 the lens of
the lamp. Be careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, or
it may lower the illumination.
NOTE: While pulling the switch trigger, the lamp
status cannot be changed.
NOTE: For approximately 10 seconds after releasing
the switch trigger, the lamp status can be changed.
Reversing switch action
CAUTION: Always check the direction of
rotation before operation.
CAUTION: Use the reversing switch only after
the tool comes to a complete stop. Changing the
direction of rotation before the tool stops may dam-
age the tool.
CAUTION: When not operating the tool,
always set the reversing switch lever to the neu-
tral position.
This tool has a reversing switch to change the direction
of rotation. Depress the reversing switch lever from the
A side for clockwise rotation or from the B side for coun-
terclockwise rotation.
When the reversing switch lever is in the neutral posi-
tion, the switch trigger cannot be pulled.
AB
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Fig.6
► 1. Reversing switch lever

Makita XWT08 Specifications

General

Brand	Makita
Model	XWT08
Category	Power Tool
Language	English