Starting Operation; Working Advice; Maintenance And Service; Maintenance And Cleaning - Bosch GSC 18V-16 Professional Notice Originale

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Operation

Starting Operation

Inserting the battery
 Use only original Bosch lithium-ion batteries with the
voltage listed on the nameplate of your power tool.
Using other batteries can lead to injuries and pose a fire
hazard.
Insert the charged battery 1 into the base of the power tool
until the battery is securely locked.
Switching On and Off
To start the machine, push the On/Off switch 3 forward so
that the "I" is indicated on the switch.
To switch off the machine, push the On/Off switch 3 toward
the rear so that the "0" is indicated on the switch.
To save energy, only switch the power tool on when using it.

Working Advice

Apply the power tool to the workpiece only when switched on.
Guide the power tool at an angle of 80 to 90° to the surface of
the sheet metal and do not tilt it to the side.
80–90 ˚
Guide the machine evenly and with light feed in the cutting
direction. Excessive feed significantly reduces the service life
of the saw blade and can cause damage to the power tool.
When cutting curves, make sure not to tilt the power tool
laterally and work with low feed rate only.
Maximum Steel Sheet Cutting Capacity
The maximum steel sheet cutting capacity d
the strength properties of the material to be cut.
The machine allows for cutting of metal sheet to the following
thicknesses:
Material Max. strength property
2
[N/mm ]
Steel 400
600
800
Aluminium 200
1 609 92A 3U5 | (10.7.17)
Adjusting Cutter Clearance a
 Before any work on the machine itself (e. g. mainte-
nance, tool change, etc.) as well as during transport
and storage, remove the battery from the power tool.
There is danger of injury when unintentionally actuating
the On/Off switch.
a
Loosen the fastening screw 12 for the bottom cutter. Adjust
the required cutter clearance a with the adjustment screw 11.
The upper cutter 9 and the bottom cutter 10 may not touch
each other. Check the clearance with a commercially avail-
able setting gauge. Retighten the fastening screw 12 for the
bottom cutter with a tightening torque of 3–4 Nm.
Temperature Dependent Overload Protection
If used in accordance with its intended use, the power tool
cannot be overloaded. If the power tool is overloaded or not
kept within the permitted battery temperature range, the
stroke rate is reduced or the power tool switches off. When
the stroke rate is reduced, the power tool will not run at full
stroke rate again until the permitted battery temperature has
been reached. If it automatically shuts down, switch the
power tool off, allow the battery to cool down, then switch the
power tool back on.

Maintenance and Service

Maintenance and Cleaning

 Before any work on the machine itself (e. g. mainte-
nance, tool change, etc.) as well as during transport
and storage, remove the battery from the power tool.
There is danger of injury when unintentionally actuating
the On/Off switch.
depends on
 For safe and proper working, always keep the machine
max
and ventilation slots clean.
Replace the blade (see figure B)
The upper cutter 9 and the bottom cutter 10 are identical,
d
have four cutting edges each, and can be exchanged with
max
[mm]
each other.
Turn or replace the cutters in good time. Only sharp applica-
1.6
tion tools achieve good cutting capacity and make the
1.2
machine last longer.
0.7
To replace the upper cutter 9, loosen the fastening screw 8; to
2.2
replace the bottom cutter 10, loosen the fastening screw 12.
Turn the cutter by 90° or install a new cutter. When installing
the bottom cutter 10, pay attention that it faces against the
adjustment screw 11.
The cutter clearance a (gap between the
cutters) depends on the sheet thickness
d to be cut.
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The cutter clearance a should be 10 % of
the sheet thickness d (e. g. 0.1 mm cut-
max
ter clearance for 1 mm sheet thickness).
For softer or more ductile materials, the
clearance a must be decreased; for harder
or more brittle materials, increased.
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