Ryobi RJC181- Manuals

Page 2 - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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

Page 3 - GENERAL SAFETY RULES; Tool Use and Care; Do not use tool if switch does not turn it on and off.; Service; SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES; 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 the work 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 ...

Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARGER; Do not expose charger to rain or snow.

Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARGER 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. ■ Save these in...

Page 5 - SYMBOL; SYMBOLS

Page 5 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 .../min R...

Page 6 - ON; switch trigger. Release switch trigger to turn your saw; OFF; Cutting masonite and plastic.; 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 - TO REMOVE / ATTACH BATTERY PACK; Remove battery pack from your saw.; TO INSTALL SAW BLADE; Remove battery pack.; ASSEMBLY

Page 8 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 BLADE SHOWN CORRECT IN SAW BAR BLADE BLADE CLAMP WARNING: Always remove battery pack from your saw when youare assembling parts, making adjustments, assemblingor removing blades, cleaning, or when not in use.Removing battery pack will prevent accidental startingthat could cause ...

Page 9 - Do not; BATTERY PACK SHOWN; OPERATION

Page 9 Fig. 4 LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER See Figure 4. 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 - Use only enough pressure; PLUNGE CUTTING; We recommend; Never; use gasoline since normal sparking of motor could

Page 10 WARNING: Make sure blade does not touch work until motor reachesfull speed, since this could cause loss of control resultingin serious injury. With saw blade at full cutting speed, slowly tilt saw downwarduntil tip of blade starts cutting work. After blade penetrateswork, tilt saw until blad...

Page 11 - BATTERIES; disassemble battery pack; MAINTENANCE; DO NOT ABUSE POWER TOOLS; Abusive practices can

Page 11 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 12 - MODEL NUMBER

OPERATOR'S MANUAL18 VOLT CORDLESSRECIPROCATING SAWMODEL NO. RJC181 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 983000-074 7-03 • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need...