Kobalt KCS 1040B-03 Manual De Instrucciones página 24

CARE AND MAINTENANCE
NOTICE: If chain is too tight, it will not rotate. Loosen the side cover knob slightly and turn the
tensioning knob once to the "–" direction. Lift the tip of the guide bar up and retighten the side
cover knob securely. Assure that the chain will rotate without binding.
12. Adjusting the Chain Tension
a. Stop the saw and remove the battery pack
before adjusting the chain tension.
b. Loosen the side-cover knob.
c. Turn the chain-tensioning knob in the "+"
direction to increase the tension of the chain.
See the section: "Replacing the Bar and
Chain" in this manual for additional information.
• During normal saw operation, the temperature
of the chain will increase. The drive links of
a correctly tensioned warm chain will hang
approximately 0.050 in. (1.3 mm) out of the bar
groove (Fig. 12a).
• A cold chain is correctly tensioned when there is
no slack on the underside of the guide bar and
the chain is snug, but it can be turned by hand
without binding. The chain must be re-tensioned
whenever the flats on the drive links do not sit in
the bar groove (Fig. 12b).
NOTICE:
• New chains tend to stretch; check chain tension
frequently and tension as required.
• A chain tensioned while it is warm may be too
tight upon cooling. Check the cold tension before next use.
12a
Approximate 0.050" (1.3 mm)
12b
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Flats on drive links