EGO Power+ BC1500E, Operator'S Manual

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56 VOLT LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS STRING TRIMMER — ST1500E
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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
String trimmer fails
to start
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The battery pack is not attached
to the string trimmer.
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Attach the battery pack to the string trimmer.
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No electrical contact between
the trimmer and battery.
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Remove battery, check contacts and reinstall the
battery pack.
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The battery pack is depleted.
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Charge the battery pack.
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The lock-off lever and
trigger are not depressed
simultaneously.
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Press down the lock-off lever and hold it, then
depress the trigger to turn on the string trimmer.
String trimmer stops
while cutting
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The guard is not mounted on the
trimmer, resulting in an overly
long cutting line and motor
overload.
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Remove the battery pack and mount the guard on
the trimmer.
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Heavy cutting line is used.
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Use standard nylon cutting line with diameter no
more than 2.4 mm.
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The motor shaft or trimmer head
is bound with grass.
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Stop the trimmer, remove the battery, and remove
the grass from the motor shaft and trimmer head.
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The motor is overloaded.
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Remove the trimmer head from the grass. The
motor will recover to work as soon as the load is
removed. When cutting, move the trimmer head in
and out of the grass to be cut and remove no more
than 20cm of length in a single cut.
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The battery pack or string
trimmer is too hot.
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Allow the battery pack or trimmer to cool until the
temperature drops below 67°C.
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The battery pack is
disconnected from the tool.
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Re-install the battery pack.
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The battery pack is depleted.
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Charge the battery pack.
Trimmer head will not
advance line
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The motor shaft or trimmer head
is bound with grass.
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Stop the trimmer, remove the battery, and remove
the grass from the motor shaft and trimmer head.
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There is not enough line on the
spool.
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Remove the battery and replace the cutting line;
follow the section “LINE REPLACEMENT” in this
manual.
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The trimmer head is dirty.
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Remove the battery and clean the spool, spool
retainer and spool base.
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Line is tangled on spool.
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Remove the battery, remove the line from the
spool and rewind; follow the section “LINE
REPLACEMENT” in this manual.
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The line is too short.
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Remove the battery and pull the lines while
alternately pressing down on and releasing the
bump knob.