Global Machinery Company TTS5000M - Manual (Page 6)

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Additional safety rules
when using water
cooling system
The TTS5000M Tile/Trim Saw
has been fitted with a Residual
Current Device (RCD) safety
switch (Fig. A) designed to
immediately switch the electricity
off if a fault is detected
to avoid the risk of a
potentially fatal shock.
WARNING . To be
effective, the RCD
must ALWAYS be
in good working
condition. (see
‘Testing your safety
switch’ for further
details).
• The RCD device is not designed for outdoor use,
INDOOR USE ONLY
• Electricity can be dangerous, the use of an RCD device
should not be regarded as a substitute for basic electrical
safety precautions
• You must unplug all equipment to achieve isolation before
any inspection or repair of that equipment is attempted
• Please seek advice from an electrical contractor or
a GMC Technical service person if the RCD device
repeatedly trips, or fails to trip in accordance with the
instructions provided
• Never immerse your RCD device in water, and do not
expose the unit to rain
• Do not connect your RCD device to an extension cord
• You must take proper care of your RCD device, take care
not to drop it on hard surfaces as it may crack and/or
damage the internal components
Additional safety rules for tile and timber
cutting saws
• DANGER. DO NOT use the water cooling system when
using the saw as a timber trimmer. Keep the saw well
away from water when in timber trimming mode.
• WARNING! The warnings, precautions, and instructions
discussed in this manual cannot cover all possible
conditions and situations that may occur. The operator
must understand that common sense and caution are
factors which cannot be built into this product, but must
be supplied by the operator.
• Only use wet cutting discs for tile cutting operations. Dry
cutting discs are unsuitable for this saw and may distort or
break giving rise to the chance of serious personal injury.
• Do not use a disc marked with a lower RPM than that
of the maximum load speed shown on the rating plate.
Lower rated discs can distort or break.
• Sharp edges and splinters of ceramic tiles can easily
cause cuts. Wear work gloves for handling and while
cutting tiles.
• Keep hands away from cutting area and blade. Keep your
second hand on the auxiliary handle, or motor housing.
If both hands are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by
the blade.
• Keep your body positioned to either side of the blade, but
not in line with the blade. Kickback could cause the tool
to jump backwards.
• Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard
cannot protect you from the blade below the workpiece.
• Do not attempt to remove cut material when the blade is
rotating. Note that the blade will continue to coast for a
while after the motor is switched off.
• Always make sure that the blade has stopped spinning
before putting the tool down on a bench or the floor.
A spinning blade can cause the tool to move, cutting
whatever is in its path.
• Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece.
Less than 5mm of the blade should be visible below
the workpiece.
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