Makita DLX2145TJ, Instruction Manual

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Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi

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cate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps 

light up for a few seconds.

Indicator lamps

Remaining 

capacity

Lighted

Off

Blinking

75% to 100%

50% to 75%

25% to 50%

0% to 25%

Charge the 

battery.

The battery 

may have

malfunctioned.

NOTE:

 Depending on the conditions of use and the 

ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly 

from the actual capacity.

Switch action

1

►    

1.

 Switch trigger

CAUTION:

Before installing the battery car-

tridge into the tool, always check to see that the 

switch trigger actuates properly and returns to 

the "OFF" position when released.

To start the tool, simply pull the switch trigger. Tool 

speed is increased by increasing pressure on the switch 

trigger. Release the switch trigger to stop.

Lighting up the front lamp

1

►    

1.

 Lamp

CAUTION:

Do not look in the light or see the 

source of light directly.

Pull the switch trigger to light up the lamp. The lamp 

keeps on lighting while the switch trigger is being pulled. 

The lamp goes out 10 -15 seconds after releasing the 

trigger.

NOTE:

 Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens of 

the lamp. Be careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, or 

it may lower the illumination.

Reversing switch action

1

A

B

►    

1.

 Reversing switch lever

CAUTION:

Always check the direction of 

rotation before operation.

CAUTION:

Use the reversing switch only after 

the tool comes to a complete stop.

 Changing the 

direction of rotation before the tool stops may dam

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age the tool.

CAUTION:

When not operating the tool, 

always set the reversing switch lever to the neu-

tral position.

This tool has a reversing switch to change the direction 

of rotation. Depress the reversing switch lever from the 

A side for clockwise rotation or from the B side for coun-

terclockwise rotation.

When the reversing switch lever is in the neutral posi-

tion, the switch trigger cannot be pulled.