Craftsman Cordless Drill 14.4 Manual
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OperatorsManual T in.,14.4VOLTCORDLESSDRILL-DRIV VariableSpeed/Reversible ModelNo. 973.114240 Savethismanualfor futurereference ,_WARNINGToreducetheriskof injury,theusermustreadandunderstand theoperatorsmanualbeforeusingthis product. CustomerHelpLine:1-800-932-3188 Sears,RoebuckandCo.,3333BeverlyRd.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179USA VisittheCraftsmanwebpage:www.sears.comf_-_ C 983000-148 11-03 US
BWarranty.............................................................................................................................................................2 BIntroduction........................................................................................................................................................2 BGeneralSafetyRules.......................................................................................................................................3-4 BSpecificSafetyRules...........................................................................................................................................4 BSafetyInstructionsforCharger............................................................................................................................5 BSymbols............................................................................................................................................................6-7 BFeatures.............................................................................................................................................................8 BUnpacking.......................................................................................................................................................8-9 BOperation.......................................................................................................................................................9-14 BMainteance......................................................................................................................................................15 BAccessories......................................................................................................................................................16 BExplodedViewandPartsList...........................................................................................................................17 BPartsOrdering/Service...................................................................................................................................18 FULLONEYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANTOOL IfthisI:RRFfSMRNtoolfailstogivecompletesatisfactionwithinoneyearfromthedateofpurchase,RETURNIT TOTHENEARESTSEARSSTOREORSEARSSERVICECENTERINTHEUNITEDSTATES,andSearswill repairit,freeofcharge. IfthisI:I_RFT$1_RNtoolisusedforcommercialorrentalpurposes,thiswarrantyappliesforonly90daysfromthe dateofpurchase. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate. Sears,RoebuckandCo.,Dept.817WA,HoffmanEstates,IL60179 Thistoolhasmanyfeaturesformakingitsusemore pleasantandenjoyable.Safety,performance,and dependabilityhavebeengiventoppriorityinthedesign ofthisproductmakingiteasytomaintainandoperate.
A&WARNING!READANDUNDERSTANDALL | INSTRUCTIONS.Failuretofollowallinstructions listedbelow,mayresultinelectricshock,fireand/ orseriouspersonalinjury. SAVETHESEiNSTRUCTiONS WORKAREA []Keepyourworkareacleanandwelllit.Cluttered benchesanddarkareasinviteaccidents. []Donotoperatepowertoolsinexplosiveatmo- spheres,suchasinthepresenceofflammable liquids,gases,ordust.Powertoolscreatesparks whichmayignitethedustorfumes. []Keepbystanders,children,andvisitorsaway whileoperatingapowertool.Distractionscan causeyoutolosecontrol. ELECTRICALSAFETY []Abatteryoperatedtoolwithintegralbatteriesor aseparatebatterypackmustberechargedonly withthespecifiedchargerforthebattery.A chargerthatmaybesuitableforonetypeofbattery maycreateariskoffirewhenusedwithanother battery. []Usebatteryoperatedtoolonlywithspecifically designatedbatterypack.Useofanyother batteriesmaycreateariskoffire. []Usebatteryonlywithchargerlisted. MODELBATTERYPACKCHARGER 973.114240ItemNo.9_11013ItemNo.9_11012 981480001981481001 []Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordto carrythecharger.Keepcordawayfromheat, oil,sharpedges,ormovingparts.Replace damagedcordsimmediately.Damagedcords maycreateafire. PERSONALSAFETY []Stayalert,watchwhatyouaredoinganduse commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool. Donotusetoolwhiletiredorundertheinflu- enceofdrugs,alcohol,ormedication.Amoment ofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmay resultinseriouspersonalinjury. []Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor jewelry.Containlonghair.Keepyourhair, clothing,andglovesawayfrommovingparts. Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghaircanbecaughtin movingparts. []Avoidaccidentalstarting.Besureswitchisoff beforepluggingin.Carringtoolswithyourfingeron theswitchorplugginginthetoolsthathavethe switchoninvitesaccidents. []Removeadjustingkeysorwrenchesbefore turningthetoolon.Awrenchorakeythatisleft attachedtoarotatingpartofthetoolmayresultin personalinjury. []Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingand balanceatalltimes.Properfootingandbalance enablebettercontrolofthetoolinunexpected situations. [] Usesafetyequipment.Alwaysweareyeprotec- tion.Dustmask,non-skidsafetyshoes,hardhat, orhearingprotectionmustbeusedforappropriate conditions. []Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelry.Contain longhair.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghaircan bedrawnintoairvents. []Donotuseonaladderorunstablesupport. Stablefootingonasolidsurfaceenablesbetter controlofthetoolinunexpectedsituations. TOOLUSEANDCARE []Useclampsorotherpracticalwaytosecure andsupporttheworkpiecetoastableplatform. Holdingtheworkbyhandoragainstyourbodyis unstableandmayleadtolossofcontrol. []Donotforcetool.Usethecorrecttoolforyour application.Thecorrecttoolwilldothejobbetter andsaferattherateforwhichitisdesigned. []Donotusetoolifswitchdoesnotturnitonor off.Atoolthatcannotbecontrolledwiththeswitch isdangerousandmustberepaired. []Disconnectbatterypackfromtoolorplacethe switchinthelockedoroffpositionbefore makinganyadjustments,changingaccesso- ries,orstoringthetool.Suchpreventivesafety measuresreducetheriskofstartingthetool accidentally. []Storeidletoolsoutofreachofchildrenand otheruntrainedpersons.Toolsaredangerousin thehandsofuntrainedusers. []Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepitaway fromothermetalobjectslike:paperclips, coins,keys,nails,screws,orothersmallmetal objectsthatcanmakeaconnectionfromone terminaltoanother.Shortingthebatterytermi- nalstogethermaycausesparks,burns,orafire. []Maintaintoolswithcare.Keepcuttingtools sharpandclean.Properlymaintainedtoolswith sharpcuttingedgesarelesslikelytobindandare easiertocontrol. []Checkformisalignmentorbindingofmoving parts,breakageofparts,andanyothercondi- tionthatmayaffectthetoolsoperation.If damaged,havethetoolservicedbeforeusing. Manyaccidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintained tools.
[]UseonlyaccessoriesthatarerecommendedbySERVICE themanufacturerforyourmodel.Accessoriesthat maybesuitableforonetoolmaycreateariskofin- jurywhenusedonanothertool. Keepthetoolanditshand(edry,cleanandfree fromoilandgrease.Alwaysuseacleanclothwhen cleaning.Neverusebrakefluids,gasoline,petroleum- basedproducts,oranystrongsolventstocleanyour tool.Followingthisrulewillreducetheriskoflossof controlanddeteriorationoftheenclosureplastic. [] []Toolservicemustbeperformedonlybyqualified repairpersonnel.Serviceormaintenanceperformed byunqualifiedpersonnelcouldresultinariskofin- jury. []Whenservicingatool,useonlyidenticalreplace- mentparts.FollowinstructionsintheMainte- nancesectionofthismanual.Useofunauthorized partsorfailuretofollowMaintenanceInstructionsmay createariskofshockorinjury. []Holdtoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfaceswhen performinganoperationwherethecuttingtool maycontacthiddenwiring.Contactwithalive wirewillalsomakeexposedmetalpartsofthetool liveandshocktheoperator. ADDiTiONALRULESFORSAFE OPERATION []Knowyourpowertool.Readoperatorsmanual carefu((y.Learnitsapplicationsandlimitations, aswellasthespecificpotentialhazardsrelated tothistool.Followingthisrulewillreducetherisk ofelectricshock,fire,orseriousinjury. []Alwayswearsafetyglasseswithsideshields. Everydayglasseshaveonlyimpactresistant lenses.TheyareNOTsafetyglasses.Following thisrulewillreducetheriskofeyeinjury. RULESFORBATTERYTOOLS Batterytoolsdonothavetobepluggedintoan electricaloutlet;therefore,theyarealwaysin operatingcondition.Beawareofpossible hazardswhennotusingyourbatterytoolor whenchangingaccessories.Followingthisrule willreducetheriskofelectricshock,fire,orserious personalinjury. []Donotplacebatterytoolsortheirbatteriesnear fireorheat.Thiswillreducetheriskofexplosion andpossiblyinjury. []Batteriesventhydrogengasandcanexplodein thepresenceofasourceofignition,suchasapilot light.Toreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury, neveruseanycordlessproductinthepresenceof openflame.Anexplodedbatterycanpropeldebris andchemicals.Ifexposed,flushwithwaterimme- diately. []Donotchargebatterytoolinadamporwet location.Followingthisrulewillreducetheriskof electricshock. []Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbe chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureis morethan50°Fbutlessthan100°F.Donotstore outsideorinvehicles. []Underextremeusageortemperaturecondi- tions,batteryleakagemayoccur.Ifliquid comesincontactwithyourskin,washimmedi- atelywithsoapandwater,thenneutralizewith lemonjuiceorvinegar.Ifliquidgetsintoyour eyes,flushthemwithcleanwaterforatleast10 minutes,thenseekimmediatemedicalatten- tion.Followingthisrulewillreducetheriskof seriouspersonalinjury.
,_WARNING!READANDUNDERSTANDALL INSTRUCTIONS.Failuretofollowallinstructions listedbelow,mayresultinelectricshock,fireand/ orseriouspersonalinjury, •Beforeusingbatterycharger,readallinstructionsand cautionarymarkingsinthismanual,onbattery charger,battery,andproductusingbatterytoprevent misuseoftheproductsandpossibleinjuryordamage. •CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockor damagetothechargerandbattery,chargeonly nickel-cadmiumrechargeablebatteriesasspecifically designatedonyourcharger.Othertypesofbatteries mayburst,causingpersonalinjuryordamage. •Neveruseabatterythathasbeendroppedor receivedasharpblow.Adamagedbatteryissubject toexplosion.Properlydisposeofadroppedor damagedbatteryimmediately. •Donotexposechargertowetordampconditions. Waterenteringchargerwillincreasetheriskofelectric shock. Donotuseanyattachmentoraccessorynot recommendedbythebatterychargermanufacturer. Attachmentsandaccessoriesthatmaybesuitable foronetoolmaybecomehazardouswhenusedon anothertool. •Donotabusecordorcharger.Neverusethecordto carrythecharger.Donotpullthechargercordrather thantheplugwhendisconnectingfromreceptacle. Damagetothecordorchargercouldoccurandcreate anelectricshockhazard.Replacedamagedcords immediately. •Makesurecordislocatedsothatitwillnotbestepped on,trippedover,comeincontactwithsharpedges ormovingpartsorotherwisesubjectedtodamageor stress.Thiswillreducetheriskofaccidentalfalls, whichcouldcauseinjury,anddamagetothecord, whichcouldresultinelectricshock. •Keepcordandchargerfromheattopreventdamage tohousingorinternalparts. •Donotletgasoline,oils,petroleum-basedproducts, etc.comeincontactwithplasticparts.Theycontain chemicalsthatcandamage,weaken,ordestroy plastic. Anextensioncordshouldnotbeusedunlessabso- lutelynecessary.Useofimproperextensioncord couldresultinariskoffireandelectricshock.If extensioncordmustbeused,makesure: a.Thatpinsonplugofextensioncordarethe samenumber,sizeandshapeasthoseof plugoncharger. b.Thatextensioncordisproperlywiredandin goodelectricalcondition;and c.ThatwiresizeislargeenoughforACampere ratingofchargerasspecifiedbelow: CordLength(Feet)2550100 CordSize(AWG)161616 Note:AWG=AmericanWireGage Donotoperatechargerwithadamagedcordorplug, whichcouldcauseshortingandelectricshock.If damaged,havethechargerreplacedbyan authorizedserviceman. Donotoperatechargerifithasreceivedasharpblow, beendropped,orotherwisedamagedinanyway. Takeittoanauthorizedservicemanforelectrical checktodetermineifthechargerisingoodworking order. Donotdisassemblecharger.Takeittoanauthorized servicemanwhenserviceorrepairisrequired. Incorrectreassemblymayresultinariskofelectric shockorfire. Unplugchargerfromoutletbeforeattemptingany maintenanceorcleaningtoreducetheriskofelectric shock. •Disconnectchargerfromthepowersupplywhennot inuse.Thiswillreducetheriskofelectricshockor damagetothechargerifmetalitemsshouldfallinto theopening.Italsowillhelppreventdamagetothe chargerduringapowersurge. •Savetheseinstructions.Refertothemfrequentlyand usethemtoinstructotherswhomayusethistool.If youloansomeonethistool,loanthemthese instructionsalsotopreventmisuseoftheproductand possibleinjury. A WARNING:Somedustcreatedbypowersanding,sawing,grinding,drilling,andotherconstruction activitiescontainschemicalsknowntocausecancer,birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Some examplesofthesechemicalsare: •leadfromlead-basedpaints, •crystallinesilicafrombricksandcementandothermasonryproducts,and •arsenicandchromiumfromchemically-treatedlumber. Yourriskfromtheseexposuresvaries,dependingonhowoftenyoudothistypeofwork.Toreduceyourexposure tothesechemicals:workinawellventilatedarea,andworkwithapprovedsafetyequipment,suchasthosedust masksthatarespeciallydesignedtofilteroutmicroscopicparticles.
Someofthefollowingsymbolsmaybeusedonthistool.Pleasestudythemandlearntheirmeaning.Proper interpretationofthesesymbolswillallowyoutooperatethetoolbetterandsafer. SYMBOLNAME DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION V A Hz W min ,,%, Volts Amperes Hertz Watt Minutes AlternatingCurrent DirectCurrent Voltage Current Frequency(cyclespersecond) Power Time Typeofcurrent Typeoracharacteristicofcurrent no [] .../min @ NoLoadSpeed ClassIIConstruction PerMinute WetConditionsAlert ReadTheOperatorsManual Rotationalspeed,atnoload Double-insulatedconstruction Revolutions,strokes,surfacespeed,orbitsetc.,per minute n Donotexposetorainoruseindamplocations. Toreducetheriskofinjury,usermustreadandunder standoperatorsmanualbeforeusingthisproduct. O ,a, @ @ EyeProtection SafetyAlert NoHandsSymbol NoHandsSymbol NoHandsSymbol NoHandsSymbol Alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafetyglasseswithside shieldsandafullfaceshieldwhenoperatingthis product. Precautionsthatinvolveyoursafety. Failuretokeepyourhandsawayfromthebladewill resultinseriouspersonalinur. Failuretokeepyourhandsawayfromthebladewill resultinseriouspersonalinjury. Failuretokeepyourhandsawayfromthebladewill resultinseriouspersonalinjury. Failuretokeepyourhandsawayfromthebladewill resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Thefollowingsignalwordsandmeaningsareintendedtoexplainthelevelsofriskassociatedwith thisproduct. SYMBOLSIGNALMEANING DANGER: Indicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituation,which,ifnotavoided,will resultindeathorseriousinjury. WARNING: Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation,which,ifnotavoided,could resultinDeathorseriousinjury. CAUTION: Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation,which,ifnotavoided,may resultinminorormoderateinjury. CAUTION:(WithoutSafetyAlertSymbol)Indicatesasituationthatmayresultin propertydamage. SERVICE Servicingrequiresextremecareandknowledgeand shouldbeperformedonlybyaqualifiedservice technician.Forservicewesuggestyoureturnthe producttoyournearestAUTHORIZEDSERVICE CENTERforrepair.Whenservicing,useonlyidenti- calreplacementparts. WARNING: Observeallnormalsafetyprecautionsrelated toavoidingelectricalshock. WARNING: Toavoidseriouspersonalinjury,donot attempttousethisproductuntilyouread thoroughlyandunderstandcompletelythe operatorsmanual,Savethisoperators manualandreviewfrequentlyforcontinuing safeoperationandinstructingotherswhomay usethisproduct. WARNING Theoperationofanypowertoolcanresultinforeignobjectsbeingthrownintoyoureyes,which canresultinsevereeyedamage.Beforebeginningpowertooloperation,alwayswearsafety gogglesorsafetyglasseswithsideshieldsandafullfaceshieldwhenneeded.Werecommend WideVisionSafetyMaskforuseovereyeglassesorstandardsafetyglasseswithsideshields. AlwaysuseeyeprotectionwhichismarkedtocomplywithANSIZ87.1. SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
SPECIFICATIONS ChuckCapacity Motor ChargerRating NoLoadSpeed 3/8in. 14.4VoltsDC 120Volts,60HZ,ACOnly 0-600/min. Switch ChargeRate MaximumTorque VariableSpeed-Reversible 3-6Hours 100in./Ib. KNOWYOURDRILL-DRIVER SeeFigure1. Beforeattemptingtouseanytool,familiarizeyourself withalloperatingfeaturesandsafetyrequirements. d_::=_=_=__SCREWDRIVERBITS BATTERYPACK BATTERYCHARGER WRISTSTRAP SeeFigure1. Awriststrapisprovidedtoreducethechancesof droppingyourdrill-driver.Placeonehandthroughthe wriststrapwhencarryingtool. BITLEVEL STORAGE BIT STORAGE KEYLESS CHUCK RED CHARGING STAND SWITCH TRIGGER BATTERYPACK SHOWNINTOOL FORWARD REVERSE SELECTOR A WRISTSTRAP Fig.1 WARNING:Ifanypartsaremissing,donotoperatetooluntilthemissingpartsarereplaced.Failureto dosocouldresultinpossibleseriouspersonalinjury. iNSTRUCTiONS Whenunpackingthetool: []Carefullyremovethetoolandaccessoriesfromthe box. []Makesurethatallitemslistedinthepackinglistare included. []Inspectthetoolcarefullytomakesurenobreakage ordamageoccurredduringshipping. []Donotdiscardthepackingmaterialuntilyouhave carefullyinspectedandsatisfactorilyoperatedthetool. []Ifanypartsaredamagedormissing,pleasecall 1-800-932-3188forassistance.
PACKINGLIST 3/8in.(10mm)RightAngleDrill Charger BatteryPack(2) ScrewdriverBits(2) OperatorsManual Case WARNING:Ifanypartsaremissingdonot operatethetooluntilthemissingpartsarere- placed.Failuretodosocouldresultinpossible seriouspersonalinjury. A WARNING:Donotallowfamiliaritywithtoolsto makeyoucareless.Rememberthatacareless fractionofasecondissufficienttoinflictsevere injury. WARNING:Alwayswearsafetygogglesor safetyglasseswithsideshieldswhenoperating tools.Failuretodosocouldresultinobjects beingthrownintoyoureyes,resultinginpossible seriousinjury. CHARGINGBATTERYPACK Thebatterypackforthistoolhasbeenshippedinalow chargeconditiontopreventpossibleproblems. Therefore,youshouldchargeitatleast3to5hours priortouse. Note:Batterieswillnotreachfullchargethefirsttime theyarecharged.Allowseveralcycles(drillingfollowed byrecharging)forthemtobecomefullycharged. TOCHARGE []Chargebatterypackonlywiththechargerand chargingstandprovided. []Makesurepowersupplyisnormalhousevoltage, 120volts,60Hz,AConly. []Connectchargertopowersupply. []Placebatterypackinchargingstand.Alignraised ribonbatterypackwithgrooveinchargingstand. SeeFigure1. []Pressdownonbatterypacktobesurecontactson batterypackengageproperlywithcontactsin chargingstand. []Whenproperlyconnected,theredlightoncharging standwillturnon. []Note:Ifchargerdoesnotchargebatterypack,return batterypack,chargerandchargingstandtoyour nearestSearsRepairCenterforelectricalcheck. []Afternormalusage,3hoursofchargingtimeis requiredtobefullycharged.Aminimumcharge timeof3to5hoursisrequiredtorechargea completelydischargedtool. []Thebatterypackwillbecomeslightlywarmtothe touchwhilecharging.Thisisnormalanddoesnot indicateaproblem. []Donotplacechargerinanareaofextremeheator cold.Itwillworkbestatnormalroomtemperature. []Whenbatteriesbecomefullycharged,unplugcharger frompowersupply. SWITCH SeeFigure2. ToturnyourdrillON,depresstheswitchtrigger.To turnitOFF,releasetheswitchtrigger. SELECTOR CENTERPOSITIONSWITCH (LOCK)TRIGGER Fig.2 VARIABLESPEED Thistoolhasavariablespeedswitchthatdelivers higherspeedandtorquewithincreasedtriggerpressure. Speediscontrolledbytheamountofswitchtrigger depression. Note:Youmighthearawhistlingorringingnoisefrom theswitchduringuse.Donotbeconcerned,thisisa normalpartoftheswitchfunction.
SWITCHLOCK SeeFigure2. TheswitchtriggercanbelockedintheOFFposition. Thisfeaturecanbeusedtopreventthepossibilityof accidentalstartingwhennotinuse.Tolockswitch trigger,placethedirectionofrotationselectorin centerposition. _.WARNING:Batterytoolsarealwaysinoperating condition.Therefore,switchshouldalwaysbelocked whennotinuseorcarryingatyourside. REVERSIBLE SeeFigure3. Thistoolhasthefeatureofbeingreversible.The directionofrotationiscontrolledbyaselectorlocated abovetheswitchtrigger.Withthedrillheldinnormal operatingposition,thedirectionofrotationselector shouldbepositionedtotheleftoftheswitchfordrilling. Thedrillingdirectionisreversedwhentheselectoristo therightoftheswitch.Whentheselectorisincenter position,theswitchtriggerislocked. CENTERPOSITION (LOCK) SELECTOR REVERSE [] BATTERYPACK LATCHES DEPRESSLATCHESTO RELEASEBATTERYPACK Fig.4 Makesurethelatchesoneachsideofyourbattery packsnapinplaceandbatterypackissecuredin drillbeforebeginningoperation. SWITCH_ TRIGGERFORWARD Fig.3 CAUTION:Topreventgeardamage,alwaysallow chucktocometoacompletestopbeforechangingthe directionofrotation. Tostop,releaseswitchtriggerandallowthechuckto cometoacompletestop. TOINSTALLBATTERYPACK SeeFigure4. []Lockswitchtriggeronyourdrillbyplacingthe directionofrotationselectorincenterposition. SeeFigure2. []Placebatterypackinyourdrill.Alignraisedrib insidedrillwithgrooveonbatterypack. SeeFigure4. CAUTION:Whenplacingbatterypackinyourdrill, besureraisedribinsidedrillalignswithgrooveon batterypackandlatchessnapintoplaceproperly. Improperassemblyofbatterypackcancause damagetointernalcomponents. TO [] REMOVEBATTERYPACK Lockswitchtriggeronyourdrillbyplacingthe directionofrotationselectorincenterposition. SeeFigure2. []Locatelatchesonendofbatterypackand depresstoreleasebatterypackfromyourdrill. SeeFigure4. []Removebatterypackfromyourdrill. 10