Porter-Cable 7313 - Manual (Page 7)

Operating Instructions
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REMOVING AND INSTALLING
SANDING BELTS
To prevent personal injury,
always disconnect the plug
from the power source before removing or
installing the belt.
TO REMOVE BELT
1. Place sander upside down and move lever in
direction of arrow to retract front pulley and
release belt tension (Fig. 2).
2. With the sander upside down and the open
side facing you, you can easily remove the belt.
TO INSTALL BELT
1. While the sander is still upside down with the
front pulley retracted and locked, insert the new
belt around both pulleys and over the metal
plate. If belt has directional marks, be sure the
arrow on the inside of belt is pointing in the
direction of rotation as indicated on housing.
2. Then push lever back to its original position
to return tension to the belt.
ATTACHING AND REMOVING DUST BAG
Your tool is equipped with a dust bag (Fig. 1).
To install, slide the dust bag in direction of
arrow. The dust bag can be emptied by
removing the bag from the tool and opening the
zipper on the lower side of the bag. For most
efficient pick-up, empty bag frequently.
FIG. 2
REAR
PULLEY
DIRECTION
OF TRAVEL
BELT TENSION
RELEASE LEVER
FRONT
PULLEY
METAL
PLATE
TRIGGER SWITCH AND “LOCK-ON”
BUTTON
Your tool can be turned “ON” or “OFF” by
squeezing or releasing the trigger. Your tool is
also equipped with “Lock-ON” button located
just above the trigger that allows continuous
operation without holding the trigger (Fig. 3).
TO LOCK SWITCH “ON”: Squeeze trigger,
depress button and release trigger.
TO UNLOCK THE SWITCH: Squeeze trigger
and release it without depressing the “Lock-
ON” button.
If the “Lock-ON” button is
continuously being depressed,
the trigger cannot be released.
Assembly
FIG. 3
ON/OFF
TRIGGER
“LOCK-ON”
BUTTON
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