Oregon CS250 - Oregon Chainsaw Chain Brake and Battery Safety; Chain Brake Operation and Testing; Battery Safety Warnings

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OREGON® PowerNow™ 40V MAX CHAINSAW
MODEL CS250 OPERATOR’S MANUAL
F/N 547361 RevAD © 2011 Blount, Inc.
SAFETY RULES
DANGER: NEVER MODIFY OR
ATTEMPT TO DISABLE THE CHAIN
BRAKE.
Make sure the chain brake is working
properlybeforeusingthechainsaw.The
handguardshouldmovebackandforth
easily.
Totesttheoperationofthechainbrake,
performthefollowingsteps:
•Disengagethechainbrakebypulling
thehandguardtowardsthefront
handle.
•Startthesaw.
•Pushthehandguardtowardsthefront
ofthesaw.
Aproperlyfunctioninghandbrake
willstopthemovementofthechain
immediately.Ifthechainbrakeisnot
workingproperly,donotusethe
chainsawuntilithasbeenrepairedbya
qualiedservicerepresentative.
CHAIN
Thesawchaininthispackageislow-
kickback saw chain. It met the reduced
kickbackrequirementsofANSIB175.1
whentestedonarepresentativesample
ofchainsaws.Replaceonlywithgenuine
PowerSharp®sawchain.
BAR
Thissawcomesequippedwitha
guide bar that has a small radius nose.
Small radius noses generally have less
potentialforkickback.
Whenreplacingthebar,besuretoorder
the bar listed in this manual.
BATTERY SAFETY
DANGER: FAILURE TO FOLLOW
THESE SAFETY RULES CAN
CAUSE THE BATTERY PACK TO
LEAK HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS,
OVERHEAT, EMIT SMOKE, BURST,
FLARE, EXPLODE, AND/OR IGNITE.
•Donotdisassembleormodifythe
batterypack.Thebatterypackis
equippedwithbuilt-insafetyand
protectionfeatureswhichmaybe
inadvertently disabled.
•Donotconnectthepositive(+)and
negative(-)terminalswithmetal
objects.Donottransportorstore
thebatterypacktogetherwithmetal
objectssuchascoinsorscrews.Short-
circuiting may occur or the metal
objectincontactwiththebatterypack
can generate heat.
•Donotdiscardthebatterypackinto
reorotherwiseexposetoexcessive
heat. Such conditions can cause the
insulationtomeltorsafetyfeaturesto
be damaged.
•Donotuse,charge,orstorethebattery
packnearaheatsourceasreora
heaterthatgeneratetemperatures
above176°F(80°C).Overheatingand/
or internal short circuiting may occur.
•Donotimmersethebatterypackin
waterorexposeittoextremelywet
conditions. Moisture can cause the
protectivefeaturestobedamaged,
resulting in charging with extremely
high current and voltage, which may
lead to abnormal chemical reactions.