► Clean the charger with a damp cloth.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Clean the charger’s electrical contacts with a
paintbrush or a soft brush.
10 Maintenance and Repairs
10.1
Servicing and Repairing the
Charger
The charger cannot be serviced or repaired by
the user.
► If your charger has a malfunction or is dam‐
aged or requires servicing: Contact your
STIHL dealer.
► If the connecting cable has a malfunction or is
damaged: Do not use the charger and have
the connecting cable replaced by a STIHL
dealer.
11 Troubleshooting
11.1
Troubleshooting the Charger
Fault
LED on Char‐
ger
Cause
Remedy
Battery not being
charged.
The LED fla‐
shes red.
No electrical contact
between charger and
battery.
► Remove the battery.
► Clean contacts on charger.
► Insert battery.
There is a malfunction
in the charger.
► Do not use the charger and contact your
STIHL dealer for assistance.
The charger
does not run a
self test.
The LED
glows green for
about 1 second
and then red
for about
1 second.
Electrical contact to
charger was briefly
interrupted.
► Disconnect the mains plug from the
power supply.
► Wait for 1 minute.
► Insert the mains plug in a wall outlet.
12 Specifications
12.1
Charger STIHL AL 301
–
Rated voltage: See rating plate
–
Frequency: see rating plate
–
Rated power: see rating plate
–
Charging current: See rating plate
–
Permissible temperature range for operation
and storage: + 5 °C to + 40 °C
For charging times, see www.stihl.com/charging-
12.2
Extension Cords
If an extension cord is used, the cross sectional
area of its conductors must meet the following
minimum requirements – depending on the line
voltage and length of the extension cord:
If rated voltage on the rating label is 220V to
240V:
–
Cord length up to 20 m: AWG 15 / 1.5 mm²
–
Cord length 20 m up to 50 m: AWG 13 /
2.5 mm²
If rated voltage on the rating label is 100V to
127V:
–
Cord length up to 10 m: AWG 14 / 2.0 mm²
–
Cord length 10 m up to 30 m: AWG 12 /
3.5 mm²
12.3
REACH
REACH is an EC regulation and stands for the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemical substances.
For information on compliance with the REACH
regulation see www.stihl.com/reach.
13 Spare Parts and Accesso‐
ries
13.1
Spare parts and accessories
These symbols indicate original STIHL
spare parts and original STIHL acces‐
sories.
STIHL recommends the use of original STIHL
spare parts and accessories.
Despite ongoing market observation, STIHL is
unable to judge the reliability, safety and suitabil‐
ity of other manufacturers' spare parts and
accessories; accordingly, STIHL cannot warrant
for the use of those parts.
Original STIHL spare parts and original STIHL
accessories are available from STIHL dealers.
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