AL-KO KE 1800/35 Mode D'emploi page 19

4 Putting the Saw into Operation
Check the oil level prior to each use of the chain
saw and, if required, top up with saw chain oil.
Check the function of the chain break prior to
each use.
4.1 Engine Start
Before starting the saw be sure to loosen the
chain brake. The safety cover should be pulled
to the front handle.
1. Press the lock button (13/1) with your thumb and
hold it down.
2. Press the ON-OFF switch (13/2) and hold it down.
It is not necessary to keep the lock button de-
pressed after the start of the chain saw. The
lock button is intended to prevent any inadver-
tent starting of the chain saw.
4.2 Switching off the Engine
1. Release the ON-OFF switch.
5 Maintenance
Before any maintenance works on the chain
saw:
Pull the power cord out of the main socket
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Wear protective gloves.
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5.1 Saw Chain Sharpening
For non-experienced users of the chain saw, we
recommend to have the chain sharpened by a
specialist in any authorised service.
Never work with a blunt or damaged saw chain. As a
result of the work with a blunt or damaged saw chain,
there may appear huge physical tiredness, wrong cut and
high chain wear.
To sharpen the saw chain, use the suitable sharpening
tools:
Round chain file Ø =4,0 mm
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File leading
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Chain measuring calibre.
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These tools can be bought in any specialised stores.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
Minimum length of the teeth must be 4 mm. If they are
shorter, remove the saw chain.
Angles, which the teeth are under, must be followed.
To sharpen the chain basically, make 2 to 3 pulls of the
file from the inside out.
5.2
After any use of the chain saw, clean the saw properly.
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5.3
To avoid one-side wear, turn the guide bar after each
sharpening and chain change.
To gain well shaped sawdust particles, use
sharp chain. If there appears wooden powder,
you must sharpen the saw chain.
All cutting teeth must be similarly long. Different
length of the teeth can cause rough run of the
chain or its rupture, as well.
When having wrong sharpened chain, there may
occur a higher danger of kickback.
After 3 to 4 of your sharpening of the cutting
teeth, have the saw chain sharpened in any
authorised service. They will sharpen the depth
limiter as well, which provides the distance D
(see picture 14).
Inner Sprocket Cleaning
Unscrew the chain wheel cover.
Clean the inner interior with the little brush.
Remove saw chain and guide bar.
Clean the groove on the bar and the hole for oil
supply.
Guide Bar
On model KE 1800/40 S, it is necessary to re-
position the quick tensioning device at the guide
bar prior to reversing (see Section 5.3.1).
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