True, you cannot go into the forest with an electric chainsaw, but everywhere there, where top engine performance is not absolutely necessary and where the stinking exhaust fumes from the petrol chainsaw are a nuisance, she is in her element. Electric chainsaws are used for sawing firewood and small felling jobs in the garden. Carpenters also tend to use electric chainsaws when working in closed rooms.
The working principle is the same as that of the chainsaw: A free-running saw chain quickly eats through beams and tree trunks. Careless handling of the machine is correspondingly dangerous. So it won't be a chainsaw massacre, should only be used with appropriate safety equipment (Helm, sound insulation, safety goggles, gloves, saw protection pants, safety shoes) go to work. Also pay attention to the safety of the machine. Although all chainsaws must have a chain brake, which is triggered when the machine kicks back over a bracket in front of the auxiliary handle (Only the Kress duo saw can do without it!), the models differ in terms of braking times. While some machines take up to a second, until the chain stops, others do it in less than a tenth of a second. At a speed of 10 m per second, the sharp saw teeth still lay approx 1 m back.
Correct chain tension is also important for safe working. While on some machines it is adjusted from above after removing the housing cover, others have an adjustment device that can be operated from the side. But only with a tool-free quick release is the adjustment easy. It is best to try before you buy, how to tighten the chains.
SHOPPING TIP
■ Kaufen Sie eine Elektro-Kettensäge mit einem Schwert, that is only as long as necessary. Machines with a shorter blade are easier to handle. If you later have to make a longer cut, you can install a longer guide bar on many chainsaws. An alternative is, to saw from two sides.
■ Ein niedriger Geräuschpegel (The chainsaw is actually always too loud!), low vibrations and switches that can be operated with little effort make longer work more pleasant.
■ Achten Sie auf einen kräftigen Motor (1500 watts and more), which pulls the saw chain through quickly even with long cuts.
■ Eine werkzeuglose Schnellspannvorrichtung erleichtert das Einstellen der richtigen Kettenspannung.