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TROUBLESHOOTING
Fault
Possible cause
Remedy
The motor does not start
Possible clogging
Clean the cutter head of any grass.
Battery is low charge.
Charge battery.
Battery not inserted properly.
Insert battery correctly.
Trimmer is not operating
at full capacity
Possible clogging
Clean the cutter head of any grass.
Cutting tall grass at ground level. Make several passes from top down.
Motor stops while
operating
Battery has no power
Charge battery
Grass wraps around the
shaft and trimmer head
Cutting tall grass at ground level. Make several passes from top down.
Pruner chain dry
No oil in the tank
Fill up with chain bar oil
Oil tank cap breather blocked
Clean the oil tank cap
Oil outlet blocked
Clean the oil outlet
Chain/guide bar hot
No oil in the tank
Fill up with oil
Oil tank cap breather blocked
Clean the oil tank cap
Oil outlet blocked
Clean the oil outlet
Blunt chain
Re-sharpen or replace chain
Chain is over tensioned
Check the chain tension
Pruner juddering, vibrating
or not sawing properly
Chain tension too loose
Adjust the chain tension
Blunt chain
Re-sharpen or replace chain
Worn chain
Replace the chain
Chain teeth pointing in wrong
direction
Reinstall the saw chain with the teeth facing in
the correct direction
Pruner wont cut
Blunt chain
Sharpen or replace chain
Chain on backwards (chain teeth
pointing in the wrong direction)
Remove chain and reinstall with the teeth facing
in the correct direction
Worn chain
Replace the chain