Practical Tips - EINHELL GC-RS 2540 CB Instructions D'origine

6.6 Practical tips

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Be sure to observe the safety instructions
(see supplied booklet).
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Wear work gloves, goggles and ear protec-
tion.
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Fill in the material you want to shred at the
funnel on the side with the larger opening
(Fig. 1/Item 15).
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The material is drawn into the shredder auto-
matically. CAUTION! Long pieces of material
projecting out of the funnel inlet may whiplash
when it is drawn in – keep a safe distance
between yourself and the machine.
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Judge the quantity of material which you put
into the funnel inlet so that the funnel does
not clog.
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If you want to shred withered, damp material
that has been lying in the garden for several
days, alternate between putting in this materi-
al and branches. This will help to prevent the
loading funnel becoming clogged with materi-
al.
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Do not shred soft waste (e.g. kitchen waste) –
put it straight in the compost box.
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Entangled branches and leaves should be tho
roughly shredded before loading any more
material.
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Do not allow the discharge opening to be-
come clogged with shredded material – risk
of pile-ups.
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Do not cover the ventilation slits.
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Do not place heavy material or thick bran-
ches into the machine continuously. This may
cause the blade to jam.
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Use a plunger or hook to remove jammed ob-
jects from the funnel or discharge openings.
Important: The material will be crushed, mashed
and shredded by the cutting unit, thus accelera-
ting the decomposition process for composting.
6.7. Emptying the shredded material debris
box
The level of material in the shredded material
debris box can be checked by looking through the
slots on the side of the cover.
Always empty the shredded material debris box in
good time to prevent it from overfi lling.
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To empty it, proceed as follows:
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Switch off the device at the ON/OFF switch.
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Release the shredded material debris box. To
do so, press the safety switch (Fig. 12/Item A)
down.
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Take the shredded material debris box out at
the front.
6.8 Adjusting the counter blade (Fig. 14)
The counter blade and cutting unit are perfectly
adjusted at the factory. Only if it suff ers wear does
the counter blade require adjustment (switch the
machine on for this purpose). To ensure the best
possible results from your shredder, the gap bet-
ween the counter blade (item B) and the shred-
ding blade (item A) should be approx. 0.50 mm.
There is an adjustment device on the right-hand
side of the plastic housing for this purpose. Turn
the knob clockwise so that the screw (item C)
moves towards the shredding blade. After a half-
turn the counter blade will have moved 0.50 mm
closer to the shredding blade. After completing
this adjustment check whether the blade produ-
ces the desired results.
IMPORTANT: If the shredding blade touches the
counter blade, it will cut it and small metal chips
may fall out of the discharge opening. This is not
a fault, but it must only be adjusted as much as
necessary since otherwise the counter blade will
suff er premature wear.
When the counter blade cannot be adjusted
any more, it has reached its wear limits and
must be replaced.
Important: Wear work gloves!
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Switch off the equipment and pull out the
power plug.
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Release and remove the shredded material
debris box.
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Undo the knob for setting the counter blade
(Fig. 15a/Item 6) by approx. 5 turns.
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Undo the 4 Allen screws (Fig. 15a/Item K)
fully. The Allen screws can only be undone –
they cannot be removed.
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Undo the retaining screw on the bottom side
of the equipment (Fig. 15b/Item L) as far as
the stop. The retaining screw can only be
undone – it cannot be removed.
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Now you can take off the cover (Fig. 15a/Item
M).
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The shredding blade (Fig. 16/Item G) and the
counter blade (Fig. 16/Item F) can now be re-
moved and checked. Worn or damaged parts
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