Commissioning; Settings; Selecting The Operating Mode; Tool Holder, Attachments - Festool BHC 18 Notice D'utilisation D'origine

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included in the scope of delivery.
The specified illustrations appear at the begin­
ning of the Operating Instructions.
6

Commissioning

WARNING
Unauthorised voltage or frequency.
Risk of accidents
► Observe the specifications on the ma­
chine's name plate.
► Observe country-specific regulations.
6.1 Changing the battery pack
Inserting the battery pack [2 A]
Removing the battery pack [2 B]
6.2 Lighting and battery capacity indicator
The LED [1-10] provides light and acts as
a battery capacity indicator [1-9].
When the on/off switch [1-4] is pressed, the
LED automatically displays the state of charge
of the battery pack (not for NiCd and NiMH bat­
tery packs).
Green LED – steady light:
State of charge > 60%
Green LED – flashing
slowly: State of charge
30%–60%
Green LED – flashing
quickly: State of charge
0%–30%
Yellow LED – steady light:
Battery is flat
Red LED – steady light:
Temperature of the bat­
tery, electronics or motor
is outside the permitted
range.
Red LED – flashing: Gen­
eral fault indicator, e.g. not
in full contact, short cir­
cuit, faulty battery pack,
etc.
When the battery pack is empty, or if there
is a power failure or the mains plug is re­
moved, move the on/off switch immediate­
ly to the Off position. This prevents uncon­
trolled restarting.
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Further information about the charger and
battery pack with capacity indicator can be
found in the corresponding operating
manual.
7

Settings

7.1 Changing direction of rotation [1-3]
– Switch to the left = clockwise rotation
– Switch to the right = counterclockwise rota­
tion
7.2

Selecting the operating mode

Hammer drilling
Set selector switch [1-5] to hammer
symbol.
Screwdriving/drilling
Set selector switch [1-5] to drill symbol.
8

Tool holder, attachments

WARNING
Risk of injury
► Remove the battery pack from the power
tool before performing any work on the
power tool.
8.1 Changing tools [3]
Drills are clamped by means of the SDS-
plus system without using a wrench.
CAUTION
Hot and sharp tools
Risk of injury
► Do not use any blunt or defective insert
tools.
► Wear protective gloves.
Inserting the tool
► Clean the tool shank and apply a coating of
multipurpose grease.
► Do [1-2] not retract the release sleeve, but
insert the tool in the tool holder [1-1] and
turn until it engages.
► Check that the tool is seated correctly.
Removing the tool
► Push the unlocking sleeve [1-2] back and
remove the tool.
8.2 CENTROTEC tool chuck [4]
Quick change of tools with CENTROTEC shaft
Only clamp CENTROTEC tools in CEN­
TROTEC tool chucks.