English CONTENTS GENERAL POWER TOOL SAFETY WARNINGS ........20 HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY WARNINGS ............ 23 PRECAUTIONS FOR CORDLESS HEDGE TRIMMER ........ 23 PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY AND CHARGER ........24 CAUTION ON LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ............24 SYMBOL ....................... 26 SPECIFICATIONS ..................26 STANDARD ACCESSORIES ...............
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English b) Avoid body contact with earthed or grounded surfaces, such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrigerators. There is an increased risk of electric shock if your body is earthed or grounded. Do not expose power tools to rain or wet conditions. Water entering a power tool will increase the risk of electric shock.
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English b) Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn it on and off . Any power tool that cannot be controlled with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired. Disconnect the plug from the power source and/or the battery pack from the power tool before making any adjustments, changing accessories, or storing power tools.
English CAUTION Keep children and infi rm persons away. When not in use, tools should be stored out of reach of children and infi rm persons. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY WARNINGS ○ Keep all parts of the body away from the cutter blade. Do not remove cut material or hold material to be cut when blades are moving.
English 10. This product generates vibration during operation. This makes long continuous work physically strenuous so avoid a poor work posture and be sure to take frequent rests. Also during short work periods, stop work immediately to take a rest when your fi ngers, hands, arms or shoulders become tired. 11.
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English Furthermore, please heed the following warning and caution. WARNING In order to prevent any battery leakage, heat generation, smoke emission, explosion and ignition beforehand, please be sure to heed the following precautions. Make sure that swarf and dust do not collect on the battery. ○...
English Do not place electrically conductive cuttings, nails, steel wire, copper wire or other ○ wire in the storage case. Either install the battery in the power tool or store by securely pressing into the ○ battery cover until the ventilation holes are concealed to prevent short-circuits (See Fig.
English STANDARD ACCESSORIES See the list below to check the accessories for CH14DSL and CH18DSL. CH14DSL CH18DSL — Battery (BSL1415) 1 or 2 1 or 2 — Battery (BSL1815) Charger (UC18YGSL) Blade case Battery cover *1 *1 Only when two batteries attached. A charger and batteries are not included when only a power tool is purchased.
English BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION Battery removal Handle Hold the handle tightly and push the battery latch to remove the battery (see Fig. 2). CAUTION Latch Never short-circuit the battery. 14.4 V Rechargeable battery Battery installation Insert (For CH14DSL) Pull out Insert the battery while observing its 18 V Rechargeable battery polarities (see Fig.
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English Charging When inserting a battery in the charger, the pilot lamp will light up continuously in red. When the battery becomes fully recharged, the pilot lamp will blink in red (At 1-second intervals). (See Table 1) Pilot lamp indication The indications of the pilot lamp will be as shown in Table 1, according to the condition of the charger or the rechargeable battery.
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English Disconnect the charger’s power cord from the receptacle Hold the charger fi rmly and pull out the battery NOTE After charging, pull out batteries from the charger fi rst, and then keep the batteries properly. Regarding electric discharge in case of new batteries, etc. As the internal chemical substance of new batteries and batteries that have not been used for an extended period is not activated, the electric discharge might be low when using them the fi...
English FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION Switch ON (Fig. 4) Main handle Sub handle The blade starts moving by pulling the trigger of the main handle while holding the sub handle. Switch OFF (Fig. 4) The blade stops moving by releasing the trigger of the main handle or the sub handle. Blade case (Fig.
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English Remove the blade Screw Turn the tool over, remove the four screws using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the bottom plate and the blade (with blade case). (Fig. 6) Remove the spacer from the old blade. (Remove any cutting or dust from inside of the housing.) (Fig.
English NOTE ○ Be sure to check blade operation after it has been attached. The blade and the crank cam has not been properly fi tted if the blade does not operate correctly. Do the instructions over from the beginning. ○...
English Trimming garden trees Use a pair of pruning shears to remove 20 cm of branches that ○ are 15 mm or thicker so that they do not interfere with trimming. (Fig. 12) Trees with luxuriant foliage should be trimmed starting from the ○...
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Repair, modifi cation and inspection of Hitachi Power Tools must be carried out by a Hitachi Authorized Service Center. This Parts List will be helpful if presented with the tool to the Hitachi Authorized Service Center when requesting repair or other maintenance.
English TROUBLESHOOTING Use the inspections in the table below if the tool does not operate normally. If this does not remedy the problem, consult your dealer or the Hitachi Authorized Service Center. Symptom Possible cause Remedy Charger The Charge The power plug is not Connect the power plug to an AC outlet.
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English Symptom Possible cause Remedy Tool Does not The tool has been This is the eff ect of a function that protects operate. used for heavy work. the battery by turning off the motor when the tool is exposed to an excessive load. Release the switch and remove what caused the excessive load and pull back the switch to resume work.
English SERVICE PARTS LIST 13 14 17-1 19 20 17-2...
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English ITEM ITEM PART NAME Q’TY PART NAME Q’TY HITACHI LABEL SHAFT (C) HOUSING (A) (B) SET NEEDLE ROLLER SUB HANDLE (A) CRANK CAM ASS’Y FINAL GEAR MACHINE SCREW (W/WASHERS) M5×30 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D4×20 SPRING (C) SUB HANDLE (B)