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10 — English
MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always remove the bat-
tery pack from the tool when cleaning or performing any
maintenance.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING:
When servicing, use only identical replacement parts.
Use of any other parts can create a hazard or cause
product damage.
WARNING:
Never use water or any liquids to clean or rinse off
your product and do not expose the product to rain or
wet conditions. Store indoors in a dry area.
Corrosive
liquids, water, and chemicals can enter the product’s
electronic components and/or battery compartment and
damage electronic components and/or the battery pack,
which can result in a short circuit, increased risk of fire,
and serious personal injury. Remove any buildup of dirt
and debris by wiping the product clean with a dry cloth
occasionally.
NOTICE:
Periodically inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps,
etc. Tighten securely all fasteners and caps and do not
operate this product until all missing or damaged parts
are replaced. Please contact customer service or an
authorized service center for assistance.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most
plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use
clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.
WARNING:
Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, petroleum-
based products, penetrating oils, etc., come in contact
with plastic parts. Chemicals can damage, weaken or
destroy plastic which can result in serious personal injury.
SPOOL REPLACEMENT
See Figure 15-16.
Use only 0.065 in. diameter round or twisted or 0.080 in.
diameter twisted line. Use original manufacturer’s replace-
ment line for best performance.
Remove the battery pack.
Push in tabs on side of spool retainer.
Pull spool retainer up to remove.
Remove the old spool.
To install the new spool, make sure the line is captured in
the slot on the new spool. Make sure the end of the line
is extended approximately 6 in. beyond the slot.
Install the new spool so that the line and slot align with the
eyelet in the string head. Thread the line into the eyelet.
Pull the line extending from the string head so the line
releases from the slot in the spool.
Reinstall the spool retainer by depressing tabs into slots
and pushing down until spool retainer clicks into place.
STORING THE TRIMMER
Remove the battery pack from the string trimmer before
storing.
Clean all foreign material from the trimmer.
Store it in a place that is inaccessible to children.
Keep away from corrosive agents such as garden chemi-
cals and de-icing salts.
REPLACEMENT PARTS
Replacement Spool Part Number ........................ AC80RL1
Replacement Spool Part Number (3 pack) ........... AC80RL3
Replacement Spool Cap Part Number ................ AC14HCA