Use and Care Manual

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4. Fully tighten the blade screws
22
.
5. Place the top connection rod
20
back onto the
eccentric cam
21
. Ensure the post is faced down
toward the top blade
26
.
6. Slide the top blade back and forth until the blade
catches the post on the top connectionrod.
7. Replace the wear plate
19
and cover
18
and fasten
with the 4 cover screws
17
.
Fig. R
17
18
19
Fig. S
21
20
22
11
Fig. T
25
24
23
26
The cutting blades are made from high quality, hardened
steel and with normal usage, they will not require
resharpening. However, if you accidentally hit a wire fence,
stones, glass, or other hard objects as shown in Figure U,
you may put a nick in the blade. There is no need to remove
this nick as long as it does not interfere with the movement
of the blade. If it does interfere, remove the battery and use
a fine toothed file or sharpening stone to remove the nick. If
you drop the trimmer, carefully inspect it for damage. If the
blade is bent, housing cracked, handles broken or if you see
any other condition that may affect the trimmer’s operation
contact your local
DeWALT authorized service center for
repairs before putting it back intouse.
Fertilizers and other garden chemicals contain agents which
greatly accelerate the corrosion of metals. Do not store the
unit on or adjacent to fertilizers orchemicals.
With the battery removed, use only mild soap and a damp
cloth to clean the unit. Never let any liquid get inside
the unit; never immerse any part of the unit into a liquid.
Prevent the blades from rusting by applying a film of light
machine oil aftercleaning.
Fig. U
Blade Sharpening (Fig. V)
• KEEP BLADE SHARP FOR BEST PERFORMANCE. A
DULL BLADE DOES NOT CUTCLEANLY.
• WHEN SHARPENING BLADE, ENSURE THAT
BATTERY ISREMOVED.
REPLACE BENT OR DAMAGED
BLADE IMMEDIATELY
It is recommended that sharpening of blades be performed
by a
DeWALT factory service center. However, blade edges
may be sharpened by using a fine tooth file
27
.
1. Run trimmer until cutting blades
28
and guard teeth
29
are offset enough so the guard tooth cannot be
touched by the file. DO NOT file the guardteeth.
2. Be sure the lock-off lever is engaged, the blade has
stopped, and the battery has been removed before
sharpeningblade.
3. Wear proper eye protection and gloves, and be careful
not to cutyourself.
4. Carefully file the cutting edges of the blade with a
fine tooth file. File toward the cutting edge
30
at the
original cutting angle (38 degrees from horizontal). File
only the straight cutting edges
30
of the blades. Do
not file where the cutting edge curves into the center
of theblade.
5. Flip the trimmer over to sharpen the bottomblade.
6. Repeat steps to sharpen the opposite side of eachblade.