Battery empty/incompatible
or tool overloaded.
–
Charge/change the bat
tery.
–
Reduce the load on the
tool.
When pressing the on/off
switch. Tool has overheated.
–
Once it has cooled down,
restart the tool.
Tool is faulty.
–
Contact the manufacturer
to rectify the fault.
12 Service and maintenance
WARNING
Risk of injury, electric shock
► Always disconnect the battery pack from
the machine before any cleaning or main
tenance!
WARNING
Any maintenance or repair work that re
quires opening of the motor or gear housing
should only be carried out by an authorised
Customer Service Centre (name supplied by
your dealer)!
► Maintenance or repair work carried out by
an unauthorised person can lead to the
wrong connection of the power cord or oth
er components, which in turn can lead to
accidents with serious consequences.
CAUTION
Certain cleaning agents and solvents are
harmful to plastic parts.
► Some of these include, but are not limited
to: Gasoline, Acetone, Methyl Ethyl Ketone
(MEK), Carbonyl Chloride, cleaning solu
tions containing Chlorine, Ammonia, and
household cleaners containing Ammonia.
Customer service and repairs must
only be carried out by the manufac
turer or service workshops. Find the
nearest address at:
www.festoolusa.com/service
Always use original Festool spare
EKAT
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parts. Order no. at:
www.festoolusa.com/service
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3
2
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To ensure constant air circulation, always keep
the cooling air openings in the motor housing
clean and free of blockages.
Keep the contacts on the power tool, charger
and battery pack clean.
13 Accessories
Use only original Festool accessories and
Festool consumable material intended for this
machine. These components are designed spe
cifically for this machine. Using accessories
and consumable material from other suppliers
will most likely affect the quality of your results
and limit warranty claims. Machine wear or
your own personal workload may increase de
pending on the application. Protect yourself and
your machine, and preserve your warranty
claims by always using original Festool acces
sories and Festool consumable material!
The order numbers of the accessories and tools
can be found in the Festool catalogue or on the
Internet under "www.festoolusa.com".
13.1 SYSTAINER
Systainer
Many Festool products are shipped in a unique
system container, called "Systainer". This pro
vides protection and storage for the tool and ac
cessories. The Systainers are stackable and
can be interlocked together. They also can be
interlocked atop Festool CT dust extractors.
To open the Systainer
Turn the T-loc [SYS-b-1] to this posi
tion.
To lock the Systainer
Turn the T-loc [SYS-b-1] to this posi
tion.
To connect two Systainers
Place one Systainer on the top of the other
(Fig. [SYS-a]).
Turn the T-loc [SYS-b-1] to one of
this positions (Fig. [SYS-b]).
The Systainers are connected and locked.
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