IMPORTANTMANUAL Do NotThrowAway
Operator's
Manual
@
ModelNo.
358.34111- 2.0/14"
358.34251 - 2.0/14"
358.34180- 2.75116"
' if
358.3.4260- 2.75/16
358.344910 - 2,75/16"
& WARNING
_30-083031 8_0/94
READTHEOPERATOR'S
MANUALANDFOLLOW
ALL WARNINGSAND
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS,
FAILURETODO SOCAN
RESULTINSERIOUS
• INJURY.
AlwaysWearEyeProtection
CRRFTSMRN°
2.0/ 2.75cc MOTOR
14"/16" inchGuideBar
ELECTRICCHAINSAW
• Assembly
• Operation
• Customer Responsibilities
* Serviceand Adjustments
• Tableof Contents - Inside BackCover
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL 60179USA
SAFETYRULES
_ ARNING:
WHEN USING AN ELECTRICCHAINSAW,BASICSAFETY PRECAUTIONSSHOULDALWAYSBE
FOLLOWEDTOREDUCETHERISKOFRRE, ELECTRICSHOCK;ANDINJURYTOPERSONS.READ
ALL INSTRUCTIONS.SEEADDITIONALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSTHROUGHOUTTHISMANUAL
• BECAUSE A CHAIN SAW IS A HIGH-SPEED WOOD-CUTTINGTOOL, SPECIAL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONSMUSTBE OBSERVEDTO REDUCETHE RISK OF ACCIDENTS,CARELESSOF
IMPROPERUSEOFTHISTOOLCANCAUSESERIOUSINJURY.
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Headng _ SafetyHat
Snug EyeProtection
Rtting
Clothin_
Safety SafetyCbeps
Shoes
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Figure1
KNOWYOURSAW
• Read your operator's manual carefullyuntiJyou
completelyunderstandandcan followallsafetytutes,
precautions,andoperatingInstructionsbeforeattempt-
_ngtooperatetheunit.
• Restrictthe useof yoursew toadultuserswhoun.
dendaedandcanfollowsafetyrules,precautions,and
operatingInstructionsfoundin thismanual.
PLANAHEAD
• Wearprotectivegear. Figure1. Alwaysuse stee_-
toedsafetyfootwearwithnon-slip soles snug-fitting
clothing;heavy-duty,non-slipgloves;eye protection
suchas non-fogging,ventedgogglesorfacescreenan
approvedsafetyhard bat; and soundbarfiers--sar
plugsormufflerstoprotectyourheadng.Regutarusers
shouldhave headngcheckedregularlyas chainsaw
noisecandamagehearing.
• Keep agparts of your bodyaway from the chain
whenthe engineIsrunning.
• Keepchildren,bystanders,cod colmstaamthlmum
of3S feet(10Meters)awayfromthe workarea. Do
notallowotherpeopleoranimalstobenearthechain
sawwhenstarlingoroperattngthechainsaw.
, DOnothandtaoroperetea bbalnsawwhcayouare
fatigued, Ig,or upset,orif youhavetakenalcohol,
drugs,ormedication.YoumustbeIngoodphysical
conditionandmentallysteal.Chalnsawv/or:<isstrenu.
cos.Ifyouhaveanycoedltlonthatmightbeaggravated
bystrenuouswork,checkwithyourdoctorbeforeoper-
atingachainsaw.
• Oonotattempttouseyourchainsawduringbad
waathercondgionssuchasstrongwJndlrain,snow,Ice,
etc.,oratnight.
• Carefullyplanyoursawingopemtlcainadvance.
Donotstartcuttinguntilyouhaveaclearworkarea,se-
curefooting,and,ifyouarefellingtrees,a pJannedre-
treatpath.
• Do notoperates chainsawthat Is damaged
Improperlyadjusted,or not completely and
securelyassembled, Always replace the
haodgcardimmediatelyif it becomesdamaged,
broken,orIsotherwiseremoved.
• Keepthehantilasdry ctaan,andfrcoofoilorfuel
mxture.
• Withtheenginestoppedhandcarrythechainsaw
withthemufflerawayfromyourbody,andtheguide
barandchaintotherear,preferablycoveredwitha
scabbard.
ELECTRICALSAFETY
• Avoidbodilycontactwithchainanytimesawis
pluggedintoa powersource;thechainwillcontin-
uetomoveforashorttimeaftertdggerisreleased.
• Avoiddangeroussituations.Donotexposethe
unittorainoruseindamp,wet,gaseous,orexplo-
sivelocations.
• UnplugpowereordwhensawIsnotth use.
,_ Allowthemotorto stopandthechainto stop
turnthgbeforesettingthesawdown.
• Guardagainsteleotd¢shock. Avoidbodycon-
tactwithanygroundedconductor,suchasmetal
pipesandwirefences.
• Avoidentanglement.Keepcordsclearofopera-
tor,sawchain,endbranchesataJItimes.
• Do notabusecords. Nevercarrysewby the
powercordoryankittodisconnect,Keeptool
cordandextensioncordawayfromheat,0il,and
sharpedges.
• Useonlyextensioncordsmarkedassuitable-
foroutdooruse.
LOOK FOR THIS SYMBOL TO POINT OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. /
IT MEANS - ATTENTIONIII BECOMEALERTII! YOUR SAFETY!S iNVOLVED.
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SAFETY RULES
OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY • Keepoilcap, ecrews, andfastenerssecurelyBgbt.
• Donutoporatea chainsaw withonehand,Sedous ened.
InjuP/totheoperator,helpers,bystandersor anycom-
binationof thesepersonsmayresugfromone-handed •
operation.Achaincawisintendedfortwo-handeduse.
• Operatethechain saw only In well-veutilatedout- MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD WORKING
doorareas. ORDER
• Donotoperatesawfroma ladderor inatree, udess
• specificallyttainedtodoso.
Positionallpartsof yourbodyto the leftofcutand
awayfrom thechainwhentheenglneisrunning.
• Cutwoodonly. Donotuse yoursawto pPjorshove
awaylimbs,roots,orotherobieofs.
• Makesure thechain will not makecontactwithany
objectwhilestartingtheengine. NeverWtoofadthe
sawwhentheguldebarisinacutorkerr.
• UseextremecauBonwhencuttingsmagsizebrush
and saplings. Slendermatedalcan catchthe chain
• andbe whippedtowardyouorpullyouogbalance.
Bealedfor sprthgbeckwhencuttinga limbthatisun-
dertensionsoyouwillnotbestruckbythe limborsaw
whenthetensioninthewoodfibersisreleased.
• DOnutputpressureon thesaw at theendof acuL
Applyingpressurecancauseyoutolosecontrolwhen
thecutiscompleted.
• Stoptheunitbeloreseffingthesawdown.
GUARDAGAINSTKICKBACK-Kickbackisadangerousreactionthatcanleadtoseriousinjury.
• Haveagchaincawserriedperformedbyyour Sears
ServiceCenterwilhtheexceplionoftheitemslistedin
thema_enancasectionof_is manuof.
• Make certain the chain stops movingwhen the
throttletriggerisreleased.
Stopthe sawif the chain strikes aforeign object,
i nspectunitandrapairorreplacepattsasnecesca_y.
Disconnectthe unitfrom the powersourcebefore
pedormlngany maintenance.
• Nevermodifyyoursawin any way. Useonlyaitaeb-
mentssuppliedor specificallyrecommendedbythe
raanofaoturec
TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE
• Stoptheunitbeforstraosporting.
• Allowtocool,covertheguidebarandchain,andsecure
theunitbeforestoringortransportinginavehicle.
• Storaunitsothechaincannotaccidenlallycaucainjury.
• Storatheunitoutofthereachofchildran.
I& KICKBACKWARNING
KICKBACKCAN OCCUR WHEN THE KICKBACK
MOVING CHAIN CONTACTS AN
OBJECTATTHE UPPER PORTIONOF
THETiPOFTHEGUIDEBARORWHEN
THEWOODCLOSES IN AND PINCHES
THECHAININ THECUT. CONTACTAT
THE UPPERPORTIONOFTHE TiP OF
THE GUIDE BAR CAN CAUSE THE
CHAIN TO DIG INTO THE OBJECT,
WHICHSTOPS THE CHAIN FOR AN
INSTANT.THERESULTISAUGNtNING
FAST, REVERSE REACTION WHICH
KICKSTHEGUIDEBARUPANDBACK
TOWARD THE OPERATOR. IF THE
CHAIN IS PINCHEDALONG THE TOP
OFTHE GUIDEBAR THE GUIDEBAR
CAN DE DRVEN RAPDLY SACK
TOWARDTHEOPERATOR.EITHEROF
THESEREACTIONSCAN CAUSELOSS
OF SAW CONTROL WHICH CAN,
RESULTIN SERIOUSINJURY.DO NOT
RELYONLYONTHE SAFEW DEVICES
PROVIDEDWITH YOUR SAW. AS A
CHAINSAW USER, YOU MUST TAKE
SPECIAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONSTO
HELP KEEP YOUR CUTTING JOBS
FREEFROMACCIDENTORIRJURY. '
Figure2
AVOi0
Figure3
SAFETYRULES
N[_'[,_ R|VERSE
HANDPOSITIONS
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HAND JGHI
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C0RREC!PO$1T_ON
CORrECt GI_I_ INCORR[¢f GRIp
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W11_DG?HJC_G$
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Figure4
REDUCETHECHANCEOFKICKBACK
. Recognizethat kfcldoankcanhappen.Witha basle
understandingof_ckbeck,youconreducetheelement
ofsurpasswhichcontributestoaccidents.
, NeverIstthemovthgchelacantact anyobjectatthe
tipof theguidobar, Figure2.
* Keeptheworkingareafreefrom obstructionssuch
as othertrees,branches,rocks,fences, stumps,etc.
Figure3. Elimlnataor avoidan7 obstmat]onthatyour
chaincouldhitwhileyouarecuttingthrougheparticular
logorbreach.
• Keepyour chelasharpandproperlytanelaaed. A
looseordu[Icha{ncanincreasethechanceofkickbec)_
tooccur. Followmanufacturerschainsharpeningand
maintenanceinstnJcltoco.Checktensionat regularIn-
tervalswiththeenginestopped,neverwiththeengine
running.Makesurethebarclampnutsaresecurely
lightenedaftertensioningthechain.
• Begin and continuecuttingat tug throttle. Ifthe
chainis movingat a slowerspeed,thereis greater
chancefor kicld_cktooccur.
• Cutonelog at etime.
. Use ex_'emecautlon whenre-enterthga prevthua
cut,
• Do notattemptplungecuts,
, WatchforehiRlnglogsorotherforcoethatcouldclose
acutandpinchorfallintochain.
, Use the Reduced-KickbackGuideBar andLow-
KickbackChainspeciltedforyoursaw.
KICKBACKSAFETYFEATURES
A WARNING 1
THE FOLLOWING FEATURESARE IN-J
CLUDEOONYOURSAWTOHELPREDUCEI
THE HAZARDOF KICKBACK;HOWEVER,I
SUCH FEATURES WILL NOT TOTALLYI
ELIMINATETHIS DANGEROUSREACTION
AS A CHAINSAW USER, DO
ONLYON SAFETYDEVICES. YOU
FOLLOW ALL EAFET'f
THIS
IN SERIOUS INJURY.
Reduced-Klokbecl(Gulde9er, designedw_ a smkilradths
lipwhichreducesthesize ofthekickbackdangerzoneonthe
guidebartip. F)gure5. AReduced-KickbackGuideBarkione
whichhas beendemonctratedtosigni;icanll]yreducethenum-
der andseriousnessofkickbacks whentestedinaccord_ce
withANSIB175.t.*-1991
• Low--k%kback Chain, designed w_ a contoureddepth
gaugeand ard[inkwhkih deflectkickbackforceandaithw
woedtogra_Uuali_/rideintothecuner.Figure5. Low-I_ckback
Chainischainwninhhasmetkickbackperformancerequire-
mantact ANSI B175.1.1991whentestedonarepresentaiJve
MAINTAINCONTROL
• Keepa go_, firm gripon thecow withbcthheads
whenthe engineIsrunninganddon'tletgo,Rgure
4,Afirmgdpconneutndizekickbeckandhelpyoumain-
tamcontrolofthesew.Keeptheltngereofyourlefthand
encimiingandyourreftthurebunderthefmuthaed]ebar.
Keepyourdghtheedcompletelyereundtherearhandle
whetheryouaredghtheededorleftheeded.Kanpyour
leftarmstraightwiththee]bawlooked.
• Position yourlefthandDothefronthandlebersoIt
Isin astraightlinewithyourrighthandonthe rear
handlewhenmakingbuckingcuts, Figure4. Never
mvemerightandlefthandpesiltonsforanytypeofcut.
tins.
• Stand with your weightevenlybalancedon both
feet.
• StandaffghtlytotheIsft sideoftheeawtokeepyour
bodyfrom being In a directllnewith the cutting
chain. Figure4.
• Donotoverreach, Youcouldbedrawnor thrownoff
balanceandrosecontrolofthesaw.
• Do not cutabove shoulderheighL It is difficultto
maintaincontrolofsawaboveshoulderheight.
UNDERSTANDINGREACTIVEFORCES
Pinch-KickbackendPug-InoccurwhenthechainIS
suddenlystoppedbybathspinched,caught,or by
contactingaforeignob_eofInthewood.Thisstoppfng
ofthechainresultsinareversalofthechainforceusedto
cutwoodandcausesthesawtomoveintheoppositedirec_
tianofthechainrotagon.Eitherreactionconresuffintoss
ofcontrolandpassiblecodousinjury,
• Pinch-Kiskback
- occurswhenchainontopofguide_r issuddeely
stopped.
- rapMiyddvessaws_/ghtbacktowardoperetor.
• Pug-In
- ocoumwhanthecheinontheboftomofthegu]debar
issuddenlystopped.
- pullsthesawrapidlyforward.
sampleofchainsawsbelow3.8cubicInchdisplacementspe-
cifiedinANSI B175.1.1991.
• Handguard deslgnedtoredecethechanceofyourlofthand
contactingthechainffyourhandslipsofftheltoct henolebar.
• Position offront and rearhandlebars, desilgEnedw_hdis-
tahoebetweenhandlesand "in-line"witheachother. The
sprereadand"In-line"positionofthehandsprovidedbythis de-
signworktogethertogivebabnceandre_kitanceincontrol-
llngthe I_votofthe saw backtowardtheoperatorifkickback
occurs.
• AN_ Br7a.t.1991- Safetyrequlrerr_n_forgasdthepowerecld'_n
saws=Beet theAn'_dcanNaflceaJa_instliute inc.,Start*
dardB17a.1_99 ,
J oe_8=w,e_
5"F_netrEalGuideBat Radle=_
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Malwlal
CONGRATULATIONSon yourpurchaseof a Seam
CraftsmanElectdsChainSaw.Ithasbeendesigned,engi-
neeredandmanufacturedtogiveyouthebestpessibrede*
pendabifityandperiormaece.
Shouldyouexpedenceanyproblemsyoucannoteasily
remedy,pleasecontactyournearestSearsServiceCen-
ter/Oepadment.Searshascompetent,welltrainedtechni-
ciansandthepropertoolstoserviceorrepairthisunit.
Pleasereadandmtsin this manual The instructionswill
enableyouto assemMeandmaintainyourunitpropedy.
Alwaysobservethe"SAFETYRULES."
358.34111 35824260
MODELNUMBER:
SERIALNUMBER:
DATEOF PURCHASE:
358.34251 358,344910
35824180
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS
VOLTAGE:................. 120VoIIAC50_0 Hz,
AMPS:
358.34111.. 10,5
358.34251.. t0.5
358.34180.. 12
358.34260.,12
358.34491.. 12
GUIDEBAR:
358.34111 ,. 14"
358.34251.. 14"
358.34180 .. 16"
358.34260.. 16"
358.34491 .. 16"
CHAIN: ....... LowProfile3/8" Pitch
OILER: .................... Manual
DRIVESYSTEM ............ Gear Drive
THEMODELANDSERIALNUMBERWILLBEFOUND
ONTHEPRODUCT,
YOU SHOULDRECORD BOTH SER_L NUMBER
ANDDATEOF PURCHASEAND KEEP IN A SAFE
PLACEFORFUTUREREFERENCE.
M_NUFACTIJREPUH_ER1HE FO_/_G PAT_N_
CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES
• Readandobservethesafetyrules.
• Followa regularschedulein maintaining,caringIor,
andusingyour unit.
• Fofl0wtheinstructionsunder"CustomerRespensibili-
ties"and=Storage"sectionsofthLsOperalor'sManual.
FULLONEYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANELECTRICCHAINSAW
IfIMsCrsgsmanElectdeChainSawfailstoperformpropedyduetoa detectinmatedalor workmanshipwithin t
oneyearfromthedateofpurchase,Searswillrepairorrepleceit,freeofcharge.
Thiswarrantyexcludesthebarandchainwhichareexpendableparts,andbecomewornduringnormaluse.
WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBY'RETURNINGTHE CRAFTSMANELECTRICCHArNSAWTO THE
NEARESTSEARSSTOREINTHEUNITEDSTATES.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegaldghts,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichveryfromstatetostate.
SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO,,DEPT.817WA,HOFFMANESTATES,IL 60179
HARDWARECONTENTS
Partsbogcontentsnotshownfullsize
Operator'sManuel
TOOLS REQUIRED FORASSEMBLY •Thesswendgu]debararepackndfacardbosrdlinen
, Screwdfiver andupperedgeofcartonwithetherhand.Slideout
• Adjustablewrench cardboardlinercontaidfafisawandguidebar,
TO REMOVE CHAIN SAW , Setcardboardlineronflatsurfacewithtabflapontop.
FROM CARTON , Layopenethersideof cardboardliner.
, RemovelooseparfsincludedwithChafeSaw. " • Usecardboardlineras eworksurfacedudngassem-
Graspupperedgeof cardboardlinerwithonehand
, Releasetab,faysidefiat,andslideoutguidebar.
blyof sew.
ASSEMBLY
HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR
" ARNING:IF THJSUNIT iS RECEIVEDASSEMBLED,
REPEATALLSTEPSINTHIS SECTIONTO
BE SURE ASSEMBLYIS CORRECTAND
PROPERLYADJUSTEDFOR THE OPERA-
TOR.
AVOIDACCIDENTALSTARTING.ALWAYS
UNPLUG THE SAW FROM THE POWER
SOURCE BEFORE INSTALLINGA BAR
AND/ORCHAIN,
WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-
DLINGOR OPERATINGYOURSAW;CHAIN
ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN
IT tSNOTMOVING[
CHAIN SAW
ATTACHINGTHEBARANDCHAIN(Fig.7-10)
• Yoursew Is equippedwlth a Reduced-Kickback
Baranda Low-KickbackChain.
• AlwaysusetheReduood-KlekbeckGuidoBarand
Low-Kickback Chainspecifiedfor yourchainsaw
modelwhenreplacing theseparts.Seethe"Speci-
fications"section.
• Turntheunitupsidedownons flatsurface.Straighten
outchain,thenlayItonaflat surface.
• Removebarrnoundngnutsandbarclampplate.
• TurntheedJusfingscrew(Rfiure6) counterc]nckwise
tomovetheedjuutingpinalmostastarasitwillgotothe
rear.Denotremovetheadjusfingscrewfromtheunit.
• Mounttheguidebarbypfacfagthesfottedendoverthe
mountingstuds. Figure7,
• HoldchainwfihcutterstaethgooshawnfaFigure8.
• Slidethe chain betweenthe fight housingand the
epreckeLRgureS (inset). Place chainaroundthe
sprocketandfit the drive linksinto theguidebar
grooves-- firstthebottomgrooveandthenthetop
groove,andthenaroundguidebarnose. Figure9.
• Slideguidebarforwardendfittheadusfingpfaintothe_
roundhotainthegudebar,Figure10,
• Holdthegutdeheragainstthesawframeandinstallthe
bardampplate. Sesuretabonthebarclampplateis
towardtherearofbar. Rgure10.
• Securethegu_e harandbareismppFetewiththebar
mountingnuts;lightenfingertighton_
• Proooodtothe "ChafaTooeioo"section.
NOTE: Ifthesawchainis fastaflndbookwards,thesaw
willvibrateexeeeeivelyandwillnotcut.
r-
GuideBar
Studs
Chain
Travel
FigureS
Figure7
CUTTERSMUSTFACEIN
OIRECTIONOFROTATION
a_
Sprooket.,.._
Bar
ASSEMBLY
CHAINTENSION(Fig.11& 12)
[_'_ WARNING: .
rAlulL WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-I
'/ ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN|
ChainTensionis veryimportant--
-A loosechainwillwearthebaranditself,
,. -A loosechaincanjumpoffthebarwhileyou
areoolting
-A tightchaincanbreakordamageIhesaw and/
• The chain stretchesduring use, especiallywhen
• new.Checktensionperiodicallyas follows:
-each timethesawisused;
-morefrequenLiffwhenthechainisnew;,
-as thechainwarmsuptonormaloperating
temperature.
o Chain tensionis correct when the chain canbe
liftedabout1/8"fromthe GuideBarat apointnearthe
middleofthebarandwillmovefreelyaroundthebar.
• it is recommendedthatthe sawbe turnedupside
downfor chaintensioning,
o Chaintensioningprocedure:
NOTE:Makesurethebarmountingnutsarenomorethan
t_ngertight.
, T.umtheadiuslingscrewclockwiseuntilthelangs on
thechainentertheguidebargroove. Figure11(inset).
NOTE= To tightenthechain turnthe adiustiagscrew
clockwise;to loosenthe chain,turnIheadjustingscrew
counterclockwise.Figure11,
• Checktbetensionbypullingdownandlettinggoofthe
chain,Thisactionremovessomeofthestiffnessofthe
chain. Figure12,
• ContinueadjustingtheAdjustingScrewuntilthe ten-
' sioniscorrect•
"lightenbarmountingnutswithawrench.
Recheckchaintension.
DUNG OR OPERATHGYOURSAW;CHANI
IT ISNOTMOVINGZ J
or bar.
Rate
Figure9
Figure10
PinSlot
Adjusting
Tangs
) _ _ crease Decrease
Figure12
Figure11
Chain Chain
Tension Tension
ASSEMBLY
EXTENSION CORD ATTACHMENT
(Fig. 13 & 14)
Useonlyavoltagesupplyasshownonthenameplateof
theunittopowecyourunit,
Theextensioncordusedtoreachthepowersourcemust
be:
• Thecordmustbemarkedwiththesuifix"W-A."("W"in
Canada).
• Heavyenoughto carry thecurrentfrom the power
sourcethe fu]llengthof the extensioncordtothe
unit.Othera'ise,lossofpowerandoverheatingcanec-
curcausingdamageto the unit. RefertoFigure9for
minimum wire gauge recommendations.The cord
mustbemarkedwiththeproperwiregauge.
• Ingoodcondition.Cordinsulationmustbei_eclwith
no cracksordetedoragon,Plugconnectorsmustbe
undamaged,
• Secureextensioncordtothe PowerCordasshown
inFigure13topreventdisconnection.
• Insertthe cordsocketInto the recessedplugon the
unit.Figure13.
To reduce the risk of electrfoshock, thisunithasa
polarizedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother).Thisplug
wiflfitlnapoladzedextensioncordonJyonsway.lftheplug
doesnotglfullyintotheextensioncord,reversethecord.
If it stilldoesnotfit makesureyou havea ,ecladzed
extensioncord.Iftheextensioncorddoesnotfitntothe
outlel,reversethecord.ifitstilldoesnotfitintotheoutlet,
contacta qualifiedelectriciantoinstalltheproperoutlet.
Donotchangetheplugorsocketoftheunitorextension
cordinanyway,
Cord
I Power / J
e I
Figure13
MINIMUMWIREGAUGE
RECOMMENDATIONS
IA.W.O.,IA.W :t
'.t_mor_WileGauge
Figure14
i