Ryobi RJC180- Manuals

Page 2 - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS; Electrical Safety; Personal Safety

Page 2 ■ General Safety Rules .............................................................................................................................................. 2-3 ■ Specific Safety Rules/Symbols ..............................................................................................

Page 3 - GENERAL SAFETY RULES; Tool Use and Care; SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS; Additional Rules For Safe Operation; Do not place battery tools or their batteries near fire

Page 3 GENERAL SAFETY RULES Tool Use and Care ■ Use clamps or other practical way to secure and sup-port the workpiece to a stable platform. Holding thework by hand or against your body is unstable and maylead to loss of control. ■ Do not force tool. Use the correct tool for your appli-cation. The c...

Page 4 - Important Safety Instructions For Charger; . Following this rule will

Page 4 SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS WARNING: Never use a battery that has been dropped or received asharp blow. A damaged battery is subject to explosion.Properly dispose of a dropped battery immediately. Failureto heed this warning can result in serious personal injury. Important Safety Ins...

Page 5 - SYMBOLS; NAME; SYMBOL MEANING

Page 5 SYMBOLS SYMBOL NAME DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION V Volts Voltage A Amperes Current Hz Hertz Frequency (cycles per second) min Minutes Time Alternating Current Type or a characteristic of current --- Direct Current Type or a characteristic of current n 0 No Load Speed Rotational speed, at no load ....

Page 6 - FEATURES

Page 6 KNOW YOUR RECIPROCATING SAW See Figure 1. Before attempting to use your reciprocating saw, familiarizeyourself with all operating features and safety requirements. WARNING: Carefully read through this entire operator's manual beforeusing your new reciprocating saw. Pay close attention toall S...

Page 8 - ASSEMBLY; TO REMOVE / ATTACH BATTERY PACK

Page 8 ASSEMBLY Fig. 2 Fig. 3 BLADE CLAMP SCREW BLADE CLAMP BLADE SAW BAR PIN BLADE CLAMP SCREW BLADE CLAMP HOLE HOLE IN SAW BLADE BLADE CLAMP ■ Loosen the blade clamp screw enough to permit the sawblade to be inserted between blade clamp and saw bar. Note: It is never necessary to remove the blade ...

Page 9 - OPERATION

Page 9 Fig. 5 LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER See Figure 5. LED WILL BE LIGHTED TO INDICATE STATUS OFCHARGER AND BATTERY PACK: ■ Red LED lighted = Fast Charging Mode ■ Green LED lighted = Fully Charged Battery Pack ■ Yellow and Green LED Lighted = Control Charge or Possible Faulty Battery. CHARGING BATTERY ...

Page 10 - GENERAL CUTTING

Page 10 BASE (SHOE) ASSEMBLY See Figure 7. The base (shoe) assembly of your reciprocating saw pivotsup and down in both directions. The shoe may be installed atvarious depths, allowing use of different portions of the bladeteeth. T O C H A N G E P O S I T I O N S O F B A S E ( S H O E )ASSEMBLY: ■ R...

Page 11 - PLUNGE CUTTING

Page 11 OPERATION PLUNGE CUTTING See Figure 9. Fig. 10 Fig. 9 METAL CUTTING See Figure 10. Metals such as sheet steel, pipe, steel rods, aluminum,brass, and copper may be cut with your saw. Be careful notto twist or bend the saw blade. Do not force. We recommendcutting oil when cutting most soft met...

Page 12 - BATTERIES; R E; MAINTENANCE

Page 12 BATTERIES Your saw's battery pack is equipped with nickel-cadmiumrechargeable batteries. Length of service from each chargingwill depend on the type of work you are doing. The batteries in this tool have been designed to providemaximum trouble free life. However, like all batteries, theywill...

Page 13 - NOTES

Page 14 - MODEL NUMBER

OPERATOR'S MANUAL18 VOLT CORDLESSRECIPROCATING SAWMODEL NO. RJC180 RYOBI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson, SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207, Anderson, SC 29622-1207 Phone 1-800-525-2579 www.ryobitools.com 972000-920 7-01 • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ...