Toro PowerPlex 40V MAX Axial Blower User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: PowerPlex 40V MAX Axial Blower

Category: Power tools

Type: User manual

Toro PowerPlex 40V MAX Axial Blower is a powerful tool for clearing leaves and debris from your yard. With its variable-speed trigger and turbo boost button, you can adjust the air speed to suit your needs. The blower also features a speed lock to keep the machine on without pressing the trigger, and a comfortable grip for extended use. It's the perfect tool for keeping your yard clean and tidy.

FormNo.3424-856RevA

PowerPlex40VMAXAxialBlower

ModelNo.51690—SerialNo.319000001andUp

ModelNo.51690T—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Registeratwww.Toro.com.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

*3424-856*A

Ifyouhavequestionsor

problems,calltollfree

1-888-367-6631(US)or

1-888-430-1687(Canada)

beforereturningthis

product.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thepowercordonthisproductcontains

lead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefects

orotherreproductiveharm.Wash

handsafterhandling.

Useofthisproductmaycauseexposure

tochemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

Introduction

Thisblowerisintendedtobeusedbyresidential

homeownerstomoveleaf-likedebrisasneeded

outdoors.Itisdesignedprimarilytousebatterypack

Model88540(providedwithModel51690)or88541.

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperate

andmaintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoid

injuryandproductdamage.Youareresponsiblefor

operatingtheproductproperlyandsafely.

YoumaycontactTorodirectlyatwww.Toro.comfor

productandaccessoryinformation,helpndinga

dealer,completewarrantydetails,ortoregisteryour

product.

Model51690Tdoesnotincludeabatteryora

charger.

Important:Withyourmobiledevice,youcan

scantheQRcode(ifequipped)ontheserial

numberplatetoaccesswarranty,parts,andother

productinformation.

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Figure1

1.Modelandserialnumberlocation

8111LyndaleAvenueSouth

Bloomington,MN55420

Contactusatwww.Toro.com.

PrintedinChina

AllRightsReserved

Safety

WARNING:Whenusingelectricgardeningappliances,

alwaysfollowbasicsafetyprecautionstoreduce

theriskofre,electricshock,andpersonalinjury,

includingthefollowing:

WARNING

Failuretofollowallwarningsandinstructions

mayresultinelectricshock,reand/or

seriouspersonalinjury.

Readallsafetywarningsandallinstructions.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuture

reference.

Theterm“powertool”inallthewarningsrefers

toyourmains-operated(corded)powertoolor

battery-operated(cordless)powertool.

1.Workareasafety

A.Keeptheworkareacleanandwelllit.

Clutteredordarkareasinviteaccidents.

B.Donotoperatepowertoolsinexplosive

atmospheres,suchasinthepresence

ofammableliquids,gasses,ordust.

Powertoolscreatesparkswhichmayignite

thedustorfumes.

C.Keepchildrenandbystandersaway

whileoperatingapowertool.Distractions

cancauseyoutolosecontrol.

2.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoing

andusecommonsensewhenoperating

apowertool.Donotuseapowertool

whileyouaretiredorundertheinuence

ofdrugs,alcohol,ormedication.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingpower

toolsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

B.Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.

Alwaysweareyeprotection.Protective

equipmentsuchasadustmask,non-skid

safetyshoes,ahardhat,orhearing

protectionusedforappropriateconditions

willreducepersonalinjuries.

C.Preventunintentionalstarting.Ensure

thattheswitchisintheOFFposition

beforeconnectingtoapowersource

and/orbatterypackandpickingupor

carryingthetool.Carryingpowertools

withyourngerontheswitchorenergizing

powertoolsthathavetheswitchoninvites

accidents.

D.Donotoverreach.Keepproper

footingandbalanceatalltimes.This

enablesbettercontrolofthepowertoolin

unexpectedsituations.

E.Dressproperly.Donotwearloose

clothingorjewelry.Keepyourhairtied

backandkeepyourhair,clothing,and

glovesawayfromventingareasLoose

clothes,jewelry,orlonghaircanbecaught

inmovingparts.

F.Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthe

cuttingarea.

3.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethe

correctpowertoolforyourapplication.

Thecorrectpowertoolwilldothejob

betterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas

designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitch

doesnotturnitonandoff.Anypowertool

thatcannotbecontrolledwiththeswitchis

dangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Removethebatterypackfromthepower

toolbeforemakinganyadjustments,

changingaccessories,orstoringpower

tools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasures

reducetheriskofstartingthepowertool

accidentally.

D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereach

ofchildrenanddonotallowpersons

unfamiliarwiththepowertoolorthese

instructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsof

untrainedusers.

E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennot

inuse,appliancesshouldbestoredindoors

inadryandhighorlocked-upplace,outof

thereachofchildren.

F.Maintainpowertools.Checkfor

misalignmentorbindingofmoving

parts,breakageofpartsandanyother

conditionthatmayaffectthepowertools

operation.Ifdamaged,havethepower

toolrepairedbeforeuse.Manyaccidents

arecausedbypoorlymaintainedpower

tools.

G.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.

Properlymaintainedcuttingtoolswithsharp

cuttingedgesarelesslikelytobindandare

easiertocontrol.

H.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewith

theseinstructionsandinthemanner

intendedfortheparticulartypeofpower

tool,takingintoaccounttheworking

conditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Usingthepowertoolforoperationsdifferent

fromthoseintendedcouldresultina

hazardoussituation.

I.Keepguardsinplaceandinworking

order.

4.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbya

qualiedrepairpersonusingonlyidentical

replacementparts.Thiswillensurethatthe

safetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

5.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwet

locations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedappliancein

therain.

C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsize

battery(ies):TorobatteryModel88540or

88541.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybefore

servicing,cleaning,orremovingmaterial

fromthegardeningappliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebattery(ies)ina

re.Thecellmayexplode.Checkwith

localcodesforpossiblespecialdisposal

instructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery(ies).

Releasedelectrolyteiscorrosiveandmay

causedamagetotheeyesorskin.Itmay

betoxicifswallowed.

G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinorder

nottoshortthebatterywithconducting

materialssuchasrings,bracelets,andkeys.

Thebatteryorconductormayoverheatand

causeburns.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyarea

ofpotentialdanger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

decal136-2467

136-2467

Model51690

decal136-2468

136-2468

Model51690T

decal136-2471

136-2471

decal136-2473

136-2473

decal136-2476

136-2476

1.Thebatterypackis

charging.

3.Thebatterypackistoo

warm.

2.Thebatterypackisfully

charged.

4.Replacethebatterypack.

decal136-2533

136-2533

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;keepawayfrom

movingparts;keepallguardsandcoversinplace;wear

eyeprotection;donotoperateinwetconditions.

decal136-2534

136-2534

1.Thebatterydoesnot

comeoutoftheboxfully

charged.

4.Stop—followthese

instructionsbeforerst

use.

2.Placethebatteryinthe

batterycharger.

5.ReadtheOperator’s

Manual.

3.Waituntilthebatteryis

fullychargedbeforethe

rstuse.

decal136-2539

136–2539

1.Chargethebatterywherethetemperatureisbetween0°C

and40°C(32°Fand104°F).

decal138-6699

138-6699

Setup

Note:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenyou

purchaseit.Beforeusingthetoolforthersttime,

refertoChargingtheBatteryPack(page9).

MountingtheBattery

Charger(Optional)

Ifdesired,mountthebatterychargersecurelyona

wallusingthewall-mountkeyholesonthebackof

thecharger.

Mountitindoors(suchasagarageorotherdryplace),

nearapoweroutlet,andoutofthereachofchildren.

RefertoFigure2forassistanceinmountingthe

charger.

Note:Slideandtwistthechargeroverthe

appropriatelypositionedhardwaretosecurethe

chargerinplace(hardwarenotincluded).

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Figure2

AssemblingtheBlower

1.Slidetheblowertubeontotheblowerhousing.

Youmayneedtopressdownonthetabforthe

blowertubetolockintoplace(Figure3).

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Figure3

1.Tab

2.Alignthecavityonthebatterypackwiththe

tongueinthehandlehousing,graspthehandle,

andpushthebatterypackintothehandleuntil

thelatchlocksintoplace(Figure4).

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Figure4

1.Batterylatch

ProductOverview

Specications

AppropriateTemperatureRanges

Chargethebatteryat0°C(32°F)to40°C(104°F)*

Useproductsat

-15°C(5°F)to60°C(140°F)

Storeproductsat-15°C(5°F)to60°C(140°F)

UnplugthechargerifBelow0°C(32°F)orabove

40°C(104°F)

*Chargingtimewillincreaseifyoudonotchargethe

batterywithinthisrange.

Storethetool,batterypack,andbatterychargerinan

enclosedclean,dryarea.

Operation

WARNING

Theblowercanthrowdebris,possibly

causingseriouspersonalinjurytoyouor

bystanders.

•Donotblowhardobjects,suchasnails,

bolts,orrocks.

•Donotoperatetheblowernearbystanders

orpets.

•Useextracarewhencleaningdebrisfrom

stairsorothertightareas.

•Wearsafetygogglesorothersuitableeye

protection,longpants,andshoes.

StartingtheBlower

1.Makesurethattheventsontheblowerareclear

ofanydustanddebris.

2.Tostarttheblower,squeezethevariable-speed

trigger(Figure5).

Note:Engagethespeedlocktokeepthe

machineonwithoutpressingthevariable-speed

trigger(Figure5).

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Figure5

1.Speedlock

4.Batterylatch

2.Turboboostbutton5.Blowerventingareas

3.Variable-speedtrigger

AdjustingtheAirSpeedof

theBlower

Toacceleratetheblowerspeed,pressandholdthe

turboboostbuttonforthedesiredamountoftime

(Figure5).

Toadjusttheairspeedasyoublow,usethe

variable-speedtrigger(Figure5).

Tomaintainthecurrentairspeed,engagethespeed

lock(Figure5).

ShuttingOfftheBlower

Toshutofftheblower,disengagethespeedlock(ifin

use)andreleasethevariable-speedtrigger(Figure5).

Important:Afterstoppingtheblower,donot

leavethespeedlockengagedwiththebattery

packintheblower.

Wheneveryouarenotusingtheblowerorare

transportingtheblowertoorfromtheworkarea,

removethebatterypack.

RemovingtheBlowerTube

Pressdownonthetabtoseparatetheblowertube

fromtheblower(Figure6).

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Figure6

1.Tab

RemovingtheBatteryfrom

theBlower

Pressdownonthebatterylatchtoseparatethe

batteryfromtheblower(Figure7).

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Figure7

1.Batterylatch

UsingtheAttachments

Usetheprovidedattachmentsasneeded.

Note:TheGutterCleanerKit(Model51667)and

OscillatingTube(Model51664)aresoldseparately.

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Figure8

1.Guttercleaneradaptor3.Oscillator/MPHinsert

adapter

2.Blowertube4.MPHinsert

ChargingtheBatteryPack

Important:Readallsafetyprecautions.

Important:Chargethebatterypackonlyin

temperaturesthatarewithintheappropriate

range;refertoSpecications(page7).

Note:Atanytime,pressthebattery-charge-indicator

buttononthebatterypacktodisplaythecurrent

charge(LEDindicators).

1.Makesurethattheventsonthebatteryareclear

ofanydustanddebris.

2.Lineupthecavityinthebatterypack(Figure9)

withthetongueonthecharger.

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Figure9

1.Batterypackcavity4.Battery-charge-indicator

button

2.Batterypackterminals

5.LEDindicators(current

charge)

3.Batterypackventingareas

3.Makesurethattheventsonthebatterycharger

areclearofanydustanddebris.

4.Slidethebatterypackintothechargeruntilitis

fullyseated(Figure10).

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Figure10

1.Chargerventingareas

3.Rightindicatorlight

2.Leftindicatorlight

5.Toremovethebatterypack,slidethebattery

backwardoutofthecharger.

6.RefertothefollowingtabletointerprettheLED

indicatorsonthebatterycharger.

LeftLight

RightLight

Indicates:

Off

Red

Chargerison;nobattery

packinserted

RedRedBatterypackischarging

Green

RedBatterypackischarged

Orange

RedBatterypackistoowarm

RedBlinkingRedReplacethebatterypack

Storage

Important:Storethetool,batterypack,and

chargeronlyintemperaturesthatarewithinthe

appropriaterange;refertoSpecications(page7).

Important:Ifyouarestoringthetoolforayear

orlonger,removethebatterypackfromthetool

andchargethebatterypackuntil2or3LED

indicatorsturnblueonthebattery.Donotstorea

fullychargedorfullydepletedbattery.Whenyou

arereadytousethetoolagain,chargethebattery

packuntiltheleftindicatorlightturnsgreenon

thechargerorall4LEDindicatorsturnblueon

thebattery.

•Disconnecttheproductfromthepowersupply

(i.e.,removetheplugfromthepowersupplyorthe

batterypack)andcheckfordamageafteruse.

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Whennotinuse,storethetool,batterypack,and

batterychargeroutofthereachofchildren.

•Keepthetool,batterypack,andbatterycharger

awayfromcorrosiveagents,suchasgarden

chemicalsandde-icingsalts.

•T oreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury,do

notstorethebatterypackoutsideorinvehicles.

•Storethetool,batterypack,andbatterycharger

inanenclosedclean,dryarea.

PreparingtheBatteryPack

forRecycling

Important:Uponremoval,covertheterminalsof

thebatterypackwithheavy-dutyadhesivetape.

Donotattempttodestroyordisassemblethe

batterypackorremoveanyofitscomponents.

Recycleorproperlydisposeoflithium-ionbattery

packsatabatteryrecyclingfacility.

Formoreinformationonrecyclinglithium-ion

batterypacksandtolocatethebattery

recyclingfacilityclosesttoyou,visit

www.Call2Recycle.org(USandCanadaonly).

IfyouarelocatedoutsideoftheUSand

Canada,pleasecontactyourauthorizedT oro

distributor.

Troubleshooting

Performonlythestepsdescribedintheseinstructions.Allfurtherinspection,maintenance,andrepairwork

mustbeperformedbyanauthorizedservicecenterorasimilarlyqualiedspecialistifyoucannotsolvethe

problemyourself.

Problem

PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

Thebatterypackloseschargequickly.1.Thebatterypackisoverorunderthe

appropriatetemperaturerange.

1.Movethebatterypacktoaplace

whereitisdryandthetemperatureis

between0°C(32°F)and40°C(104°F).

1.Thebatterychargerisoverorunder

theappropriatetemperaturerange.

1.Unplugthebatterychargerandmove

ittoaplacewhereitisdryandthe

temperatureisbetween0°C(32°F)

and40°C(104°F).

Thebatterychargerisnotworking.

2.Theoutletthatthebatterychargeris

pluggedintodoesnothavepower.

2.Contactyourlicensedelectricianto

repairtheoutlet.

1.Thereismoistureontheleadsofthe

batterypack.

1.Allowthebatterypacktodryorwipeit

dry.

2.Thebatteryisnotfullyinstalledinthe

tool.

2.Removeandthenreplacethebattery

inthetool,ensuringthatitisfully

installedandlatched.

Thetooldoesnotrunorruncontinuously.

3.Thebatterypackislowoncharge.

3.Chargethebatterypack.

Thebatterypackshowsonly3LED

indicatorsafteronlyafewsecondsof

usingafullychargedbattery.

1.Thisisanormaloccurrence.

1.Stopthetoolandpressthe

battery-charge-indicatorbuttonor

theremovethebatteryfromthetoolto

displaytheactualbatterycharge.

All4LEDindicatorsareblinkingon

thebatterypackafteryoupressthe

battery-charge-indicatorbuttononthe

batterypackandthecurrentcharge

displays(whenthebatterypackisnotin

use).

1.Thebatterypackisoverorunderthe

appropriatetemperaturerange.

1.Movethebatterypacktoaplace

whereitisdryandthetemperatureis

between0°C(32°F)and40°C(104°F).

All4LEDindicatorsareblinkingonthe

batterypackafterreleasingthetrigger

(whenthebatterypackisinuse).

1.Thebatterypackisoverorunderthe

appropriatetemperaturerange.

1.Movethebatterypacktoaplace

whereitisdryandthetemperatureis

between0°C(32°F)and40°C(104°F).

2LEDindicatorsareblinkingon

thebatterypackafteryoupressthe

battery-charge-indicatorbuttononthe

batterypackandthecurrentcharge

displays(whenthebatterypackisnotin

use).

1.Thereisadifferenceinvoltage

betweencellsinthebatterypack.

1.Placethebatteryonthechargeruntil

itisfullycharged.

2LEDindicatorsareblinkingonthe

batterypackafterreleasingthetrigger

(whenthebatterypackisinuse).

1.Thereisadifferenceinvoltage

betweencellsinthebatterypack.

1.Placethebatteryonthechargeruntil

itisfullycharged.

1LEDindicatorisblinkingonthebattery

pack.

1.Thebatterypackvoltageislow.1.Placethebatterypackonthecharger.

Itisdifculttoremovethebatterypack

fromthetool.

1.Thebatterypack/toolisneworthere

iscorrosioninthebatteryterminals

and/ortheterminalsonthetool.

1.Cleantheterminalsonthebatterypack

andthetool.Thenapplydielectric

greasetothebatteryterminals;donot

useanyothertypeoflubricantasitcan

damagetheterminals.

Thespeedlockdoesnotholdwhen

engaged.

1.Thespeedlockscrewisloose.1.Tightenthespeedlockscrewby

turningthespeedlockscrew¼turn.If

thespeedlockstilldoesnotholdwhen

engaged,turnthespeedlockscrewan

additional¼turn.

CaliforniaProposition65WarningInformation

Whatisthiswarning?

Youmayseeaproductforsalethathasawarninglabellikethefollowing:

WARNING:CancerandReproductiveHarm—www.p65Warnings.ca.gov.

WhatisProp65?

Prop65appliestoanycompanyoperatinginCalifornia,sellingproductsinCalifornia,ormanufacturingproductsthatmaybesoldinorbroughtinto

California.ItmandatesthattheGovernorofCaliforniamaintainandpublishalistofchemicalsknowntocausecancer,birthdefects,and/orother

reproductiveharm.Thelist,whichisupdatedannually,includeshundredsofchemicalsfoundinmanyeverydayitems.ThepurposeofProp65isto

informthepublicaboutexposuretothesechemicals.

Prop65doesnotbanthesaleofproductscontainingthesechemicalsbutinsteadrequireswarningsonanyproduct,productpackaging,orliteraturewith

theproduct.Moreover,aProp65warningdoesnotmeanthataproductisinviolationofanyproductsafetystandardsorrequirements.Infact,the

CaliforniagovernmenthasclariedthataProp65warning“isnotthesameasaregulatorydecisionthataproductis‘safe’or‘unsafe.’”Manyofthese

chemicalshavebeenusedineverydayproductsforyearswithoutdocumentedharm.Formoreinformation,gotohttps://oag.ca.gov/prop65/faqs-view-all

AProp65warningmeansthatacompanyhaseither(1)evaluatedtheexposureandhasconcludedthatitexceedsthe“nosignicantrisklevel”;or(2)

haschosentoprovideawarningbasedonitsunderstandingaboutthepresenceofalistedchemicalwithoutattemptingtoevaluatetheexposure.

Doesthislawapplyeverywhere?

Prop65warningsarerequiredunderCalifornialawonly.ThesewarningsareseenthroughoutCaliforniainawiderangeofsettings,includingbutnot

limitedtorestaurants,grocerystores,hotels,schools,andhospitals,andonawidevarietyofproducts.Additionally,someonlineandmailorder

retailersprovideProp65warningsontheirwebsitesorincatalogs.

HowdotheCaliforniawarningscomparetofederallimits?

Prop65standardsareoftenmorestringentthanfederalandinternationalstandards.TherearevarioussubstancesthatrequireaProp65warning

atlevelsthatarefarlowerthanfederalactionlimits.Forexample,theProp65standardforwarningsforleadis0.5μg/day,whichiswellbelow

thefederalandinternationalstandards.

Whydon’tallsimilarproductscarrythewarning?

•ProductssoldinCaliforniarequireProp65labellingwhilesimilarproductssoldelsewheredonot.

•AcompanyinvolvedinaProp65lawsuitreachingasettlementmayberequiredtouseProp65warningsforitsproducts,butothercompanies

makingsimilarproductsmayhavenosuchrequirement.

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productdoesnotmeanthattheproductisfreeoflistedchemicalsatsimilarlevels.

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