Adjusting The Chain Tension; Starting Up A New Saw Chain - Parkside PBKS 53 B3 Originalbetriebsanleitung

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slope of the machine. In-
creased danger of accident!
Sharpening a saw chain requires some
practice. In addition, special tools are
required to sharpen the saw chain that
ensure that the chain is sharpened at the
correct angle and depth. Proceed fol-
lowing the instructions for your saw chain
sharpener (e.g. Parkside PSG 85 B2). For
inexperienced chainsaw users, we recom-
mend having the saw chain sharpened or
chain replaced by an expert or a specialist
workshop.
Illustration
1. Switch the saw off and unplug it from
the mains.
2. Remove the saw chain (refer to the sec-
tion on operating the saw). The chain
should be well-tensioned to ensure
proper sharpening.
3. For the sharpening, a round file with
4.0 mm diameter is necessary.
Other diameters damage the
chain and can lead to danger
during work!
4. Sharpen only from the inside to the out-
side. Guide the file from the inner side
of the cutting teeth to the outer side. Lift
the file when you are withdrawing it.
5. Sharpen first the teeth on one side.
Then flip over the chain saw and sharp-
en the teeth on the other side.
6. The chain is worn and must be re-
placed by a new saw chain if only
approx. 4 mm of the cutting teeth is
remaining.
7. After the sharpening, all cutting ele-
ments must now be equal in length and
width.
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8. After every third sharpening, the sharp-
ness depth (depth limitation) must be
checked and the height filed with the
aid of a flat file. The depth limitation
should be set back about 0.65 mm
from the cutting tooth. After the setting
back of depth limitation, round it off a
little at the front.

Adjusting the chain tension

The adjustment of the chain tension is de-
scribed in the chapter: Operation/Initial
start-up, tensioning chainsaw.

Starting up a new saw chain

To change the saw chain, refer to
the chapter "Removing/mounting
the saw chain and blade bar".
In the case of a new chain, the tensioning
force decreases after some time. Therefore,
you have to re-tension the chain after the
first 5 cuts and no later than after 10 min-
utes' sawing time.
See the section on "Operation/
Start-Up - adjusting the saw chain
tension".
Never attach a new chain
to a worn drive pinion or
place onto a damaged or
worn chain bar. The chain
could spring back or break,
potentially leading to serious
injury.