Safety Instructions; General; Operating The Cordless Screwdriver; Accumulator And Charging Set - TOOLCRAFT 820921 Mode D'emploi

5. Safety Instructions

The warranty will lapse for damage due to non-compliance with these operating instructions. We shall not be
liable for any consequential damage! We shall not accept liability for damage to property or personal injury
caused by incorrect handling or non-compliance with the safety instructions. Any claim to warranty will lapse
in such cases!
The following safety instructions are intended not only for the protection of your health but also for the protection of
the device. Please read through the following points attentively:
a) General
• For safety and licensing (CE) reasons, unauthorized conversion and/or modifications to the product are not
permitted. Moreover, the warranty will lapse in such cases.
• The device is not a toy and has no place in the hands of children.
• The plug-in charging set is constructed according to protection class II. As source of voltage only a correct mains
socket (230V~/50Hz) of the public supply system may be used.
• The product (cordless screwdriver, plug-in charging set) may not become damp or wet. This can both cause risk of
destroying the product and risk of a fatal electric shock!
• If the product is brought from a cold into a warm room (e.g. for transport reasons), it is possible that condensation
water develops. This water could damage the product. Additionally, the plug-in charging set can cause a fatal
electric shock!
• Therefore, allow the complete product to reach room temperature before using it or before connecting the plug-in
charging set to the mains voltage. This may take several hours.
• Never position vessels or containers containing liquids, such as buckets, vases or plants, into the direct vicinity of
the product. Liquids could seep into the interior of the housing and in doing so impair the electrical safety. Apart from
that there is the greatest risk of a fire or a fatal electric shock!
• In such a case, switch off the belonging mains socket (e.g. switch off automatic fuse) and pull the plug-in charging
set out of the mains socket; take the accumulator out of the cordless screwdriver. Then, the product may not be
operated any longer, bring it to a specialist workshop.
• Do not place open sources of fire such as burning candles on the device or in its vicinity.
• Never operate the product in the vicinity of combustible or inflammable liquids or gases, air/gas mixtures (gasoline
vapours) or easily inflammable solids. Sparks can develop if the product is operated, risk of explosion!
• Only use the device in a moderate climate, never in a tropical climate.
• Never touch the cordless screwdriver and the plug-in charging set with damp or wet hands, because there is risk
of a fatal electric shock in this case!
• Do not pull the plug-in charging set out of the mains socket by the cable! Pull the plug-in charging set always out of
the mains socket by the casing (hold it at its left and right sides with your hand and then pull it out).
• Do not place objects on the power cable, do not kink it.
• If the plug-in charging set is damaged, do not touch it. First of all switch off the mains socket to which the product is
connected (e.g. switch off automatic fuse) and then pull the plug-in charging set carefully out of the mains socket.
Then bring the product to a specialist workshop! The damaged plug charging set may not be repaired, there is
grave danger!
• Do not leave packaging material lying around carelessly. In the hands of children, plastic foil and/or bags and
polystyrene parts etc. can turn into dangerous toys.
• In commercial institutions, the accident prevention regulations of the Employer's Liability Insurance Associations for
Electrical Systems and Operating Materials are to be observed.
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• In schools, training centers, hobby and self-help workshops, the use of the product must be supervised by trained
personnel in a responsible manner.
b) Operating the cordless screwdriver
• Rotating parts can catch your hair and clothes, there is risk of injury! Therefore, use a hair net etc. for long hair and
wear clothes which fit closely when operating the product.
• Always check the cordless screwdriver for damage before using it. In case you notice any damage, do not operate
the device and bring it to a specialist workshop.
• For safety reasons, the change-over switch is to set to its central position before inserting or removing bore bits or
drills. In this position the drive is blocked (turn-on lock).
• Ensure that power, gas or water lines are not damaged during boring or screwing in screws! Grave danger!
• Take special care if you screw in long screws because they might jam or the cordless screwdriver might slip down,
risk of injury!
• Never subject the cordless screwdriver to such a high load that the drive will stop.
• When boring or screwing above your head, put on appropriate safety goggles. Your eyes might be injured by bore
dust or chips.
• In some cases an additional breathing mask should be worn which protects your nose, mouth and lungs from dust,
an ear protection is recommended as well.
• If boring or screwing above your head, do not use the magnetic holder on the top side of the cordless screwdriver.
The screws at this holder could fall down (e.g. into your face/eyes), risk of injury!
• Hold the cordless screwdriver safely. In case of a sudden stop of the drive (for example, if a drill is interlocked) the
torque is transmitted to the cordless screwdriver itself, it distorts laterally. Due to this, the cordless screwdriver might
fall out of your hand, risk of injury!
c) Accumulator and charging set
• The accumulator is fixed in the cordless screwdriver (cannot be changed) and may only be charged via the supplied
plug-in charging set. Use the plugin charging set exclusively for the cordless screwdriver.
• Only charge the accumulator at an ambient temperature of about 10 °C to 30 °C.
• If the cordless screwdriver/accumulator has warmed up in longer periods of operation, allow it to cool down before
charging it.
• Only recharge the accumulator if it is completely discharged. If an accumulator not being totally discharged is
recharged several times subsequently or if it is recharged after a short period of operation, the operating life of the
accumulator will be reduced and capacity losses will be caused (memory effect).
• The accumulator used will discharge itself slowly, if it is not used (so called self-discharge). If you do not use the
cordless screwdriver for a longer period of time, recharge the accumulator at regular intervals, approximately every
3 months.
• Protect the product against strong coldness, heat or direct sunlight. Contrary ambient conditions can not only
reduce the operating life of the accumulator but also cause risk of explosion or of destruction of the accumulator
in extreme cases.
• Do not throw the cordless screwdriver with the accumulator installed into fire, risk of explosion can be caused by
the accumulator!
• Handle the product carefully, ensure that the cordless screwdriver and plugin charging set do not fall down. Due to
the heavy weight of the product, there is not only the risk of destroying it but also risk of injury.
• Never take the accumulator apart.
• Short circuits of the contacts of the accumulator can cause risks of fire and explosion!
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