TROUBLESHOOTING
Possible Cause
- Battery not making contact
- Lock off button not fully operated
- Battery not installed properly
- Battery not charged
Possible Solution
-Check battery is fully inserted
-Check that lock off button is fully forward prior to
moving trigger
-Check battery installation
-Check battery charging requirements
-
Bar and chain running hot
and smoking
- Check tension for over-tight
condition
- Chain oil tank empty
- Chain installed backwards
- Adjust chain tension
- Fill tank with chain oil
- Reverse chain so that cutters face the right
direction
Call us first with questions about operating or maintaining your product
at 1.800.618.7474 between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time,
or get assistance on scotts.americanlawnmower.com.
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-
Chain tension too tight
- Check guide bar and chain for
damage
- Motor runs but chain is not
rotating
- Adjust chain tension
- Replace damaged bar and chain with identical
replacement parts.
Problem
-
Unit does not run
- Motor
stops
while
switch
trigger
is
depressed
- Motor
is
overloaded
- Release
switch
trigger, wait
several
seconds
,
then
depress
trigger
again
.
Motor
should
restart
.
If
it
doesn’t, remove
battery
pack
,
reinstall
battery
pack
,
then
try
again
.
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Model LCS31440S
