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Theswitchboxincorporates t wopositive safety fea-
turesto prevent i nadvertent switching ONof the
routerandthe unauthorized, andpossibly hazardous,
useby others. I nadvertent switching ONof therouter
is prevented by theclearplastic switchcover. T he
covermustberaisedandtheswitchmanually t og-
gledto the ONposition to startthe router. A lso,the
safetykeycanbe removed to disable theswitchbox
by "locking" t heswitchin the OFFposition, t huspre-
venting unauthorized a ndpossible hazardous u se.
Inan emergency, theswitchcanbeturnedOFFby
slapping or strikingtheswitchcoverwiththehand.
Tooperate the switchbox.proceedasfollows:
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Because the switch also func-
NOTE
tions as a circuit breaker, the ON position is labeled
RESET on the switch. For clarity this instruction uses
ON in place of RESET.
1. Insert the safety key into switch box. See Figure 24.
FIGURE 24
2. To turn router ON, insert finger under switch cover
and toggle switch to ON position.
3. To turn router to OFF, press switch cover.
NEVER leave router UNATTENDED
until it has
come to A COMPLETE
STOP.
4. To lock switch to OFF position, remove key from
switch-box.
With the key removed from the switch box, the
switch cannot be toggled to the ON position.
I,_WARNINGJ
Before proceeding any further,
make sure the switch on the router is in the OFF
position and the switch lever is in the OFF position.
The switch box power cord can now be plugged into
a wall outlet.
ROUTER
AND SWITCH
BOX OPERATION
This section explains operation of the switch box
with the power cord plugged into an electrical outlet.
The router will turn ON when the switch
is tog-
gled to the ON (or RESET) position.
1. Position the ON-OFF switch on the router in the
ON position. On certain routers this will require the
use of the Switch Trigger and "LOCK-ON"
button.
(Consult router owner's manual.) Make sure the
switch box lever is in the OFF position
when
doing this.
2. To turn the router ON, slide finger under the
switch cover and toggle the switch to the ON posi-
tion. as described in the previous section.
3. To turn the router OFF. press the switch cover, as
described in the previous section.
SPECIAL
NOTE
TO OWNER'S
OF MODELS
NOS.
9-1750
AND
9-27501
ROUTERS
Because
these
routers
come
with a special
"LOCK-
ON
feature
that will not permit
it to be turned
ON by
the switch
box (but allow
router
to be turned
OFF by
the switch)
the following
method
of operation
is to
be used:
1. Toggle the switch
box switch,
as described
in the
previous
section.
The router
should
NOT start
even
though
the trigger
lock is in the "LOCK-ON"
position.
(Consult
router
owner's
manual.)
2. To start the router, depress
the trigger
and
engage
the LOCK-ON
button
located
on the side of
the handle.
THE
ROUTER
SHOULD
START
IMME-
DIATELY.
If the router switch is already in the "LOCK-ON"
posi-
tion (The "soft" and "1/4 inch" indicator lights will be
flashing - consult router owner's manual), unlock the
trigger. Depress the trigger, and THE ROUTER
WILL START IMMEDIATELY.
Engage the "LOCK-
ON" button on the side of the handle.
3, To turn the router OFF, press the switch box
switch cover.
4. To restart the router,
it will always
be necessary
to
perform
Step 1 through
Step 2.
I
t In the event of an overload situa-
I
NOTE
tion, the internal switch box circuit breaker may trip
and toggle the switch to the OFF position. This will
interrupt the power to the router and/or vacuum. If
this occurs please do the following:
1. Unplug the switch box cord from the electrical outlet.
2. Clear the workpiece from the router table.
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