Connecting The Power Cable; Strain Relief; Switching On The Garden Shredder; Switching Off The Garden Shredder - Viking GE 420 Manuel D'utilisation

meets this requirement. If necessary, this
information can be obtained from the local
electric power company.
GE 450:
The minimum cross-section of the power
cable must be 5 x 1.5 mm² for a length of
up to 25 m or 5 x 2.5 mm² for a length of
up to 50 m. The plug connections of the
electric cables must be CEE plug devices
and conform to the DIN/VDE 0623
standard.
Your electrician can provide further
information on mains connection.

10.2 Connecting the power cable

When choosing a power cable, take
account of all the information in the
"Electrical connection" section
( 10.1).
GE 420:
● Connect the power cable connector to
the 3-pin mains plug on the machine.
● Attach the cable to the strain relief.
( 10.4)
GE 450:
● Connect the power cable connector to
the 5-pin mains plug on the machine.
● Attach the cable to the strain relief.
( 10.4)
10.3 Disconnecting the power cable
● Detach the strain relief. (
In order to prevent damage to the power
cable, it must only be disconnected by
pulling at the connector. Never pull at the
cable.
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10.4 Strain relief

During work, the strain relief
prevents any unintentional
disconnection of the electric cable and any
resulting damage to the mains connection
on the machine. For this reason, the
electric cable must be fed through the
strain relief.
Attaching the cable to the strain relief:
● Connect the power cable. (
● Form a loop in the power cable (1) and
guide it through the opening (2).
● Then push the loop over the hook (3)
and pull it tight.
Detaching the cable from the strain
relief:
● Remove the loop of the power cable
from the hook (3).
● Pull the loop of the power cable (1) out
of the opening (2).
● Disconnect the power cable if
necessary. (
10.5 Switching on the garden
shredder
Risk of injury:
Carefully read the section entitled
"For your safety" (
all the safety instructions before
operating the garden shredder.
Before use, check that the feed
10.4)
chute ATO 400 is properly closed
and the On / Off switch (1) has
been tightened hand-tight.
● Connect the power cable. (
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10.2)
10.3)
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4.) and follow
10.2)
● Press in the green button (2) (symbol I)
as far as it will go. The green button
locks into place and remains pressed
down. The garden shredder starts up.
10.6 Switching off the garden
shredder
Risk of injury!
Do not step into the ejection area
when switching off!
Stand to the side of the machine to
do so.
Beware of the work tools running
on for several seconds before
coming to a standstill after
switching off the motor.
Note the pictogram on
the front of the upper
chute.
Only switch off the
motor when there is no
further shredding
material in the
machine, otherwise
this could cause a
blockage at one of the
two blade discs when the machine
is used next.
● The garden shredder is switched off by
turning (in either direction) the black
knob (1) (symbol O) at the On- / Off
switch. The garden shredder motor is
switched off and braked automatically.
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