Use and Care Manual

#70705OPERATOR’SMANUAL 11
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1. Tools/equipmentwiththreewiregroundingplugs(Fig.1,A)areintendedforuseonacircuitthathas
anoutletthatlooksliketheoneillustrated(Fig.1,B).
2. Atemporaryadapter(Fig.1,D)maybeusedtoconnectthisplugtoa2-polereceptacle
(Fig.1,C)ifaproperlygroundedoutletisnotavailable.
3. Thetemporaryadaptershouldbeusedonlyuntilaproperlygroundedoutletcanbeinstalledbya
qualiedelectrician.
4. Thegreencoloredrigidear,lug,etc.extendingfromtheadaptermustbeconnectedtoapermanent
groundsuchasaproperlygroundedoutletbox(Fig.1,C).
Extension Cord Guidelines
Makesureyourextensioncordisingoodcondition.Whenusinganextensioncord,besuretouseone
heavyenoughtocarrythecurrentyourproductwilldraw.Anundersizedcordwillcauseadropinline
voltageresultinginlossofpowerandoverheating.Thetablebelowshowsthecorrectsizetobeused
accordingtocordlengthandnameplateampererating.Ifindoubt,usethenextheaviergauge.The
smallerthegaugenumber,theheavierthecord.
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Fig.1
Minimum Gauge for Extension Cords (AWG)
(When using 120V only)
Ampere Rating Total Length of Cord in Feet
MoreThan
NotMore
Than
25 50 100 150
0 6 18 16 16 14
6 10 18 16 14 12
10 12 16 16 14 12
12 16 14 12 NotRecommended