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PRODUCT SAFETY WARNINGS
19. Always hold the trimmer firmly, with both hands on
the handles while operating. Wrap your fingers and
thumbs around the handles.
20. Avoid Accidentally Starting–Don’t carry the trimmer
with your finger on the trigger.
21. Do not operate the trimmer in petrolic or explosive
atmospheres. Motors in these appliances normally
spark, and the sparks might ignite fumes.
22. Damage to Trimmer – If you strike a foreign object
with the trimmer or it becomes entangled, stop
the tool immediately, remove the battery pack
from the line trimmer, check for damage and have
any damagerepaired before further operation is
attempted. Do not operate with a broken guard or
spool.
23. If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally,
stop the motor , remove the battery pack from the
line trimmer. and check immediately for the cause.
Vibration is generally a warning of trouble. A loose
head may vibrate, crack, break or come off the
trimmer, which may result in serious or fatal injury.
Make sure that the cutting attachment is properly
fixed in position. If the head loosens after fixing it in
position, replace it immediately. Never use a trimmer
with a loose cutting attachment.
24. Replace a cracked, damaged or worn-out cutting
head immediately, even if damage is limited to
superficial cracks. Such attachments may shatter at
high speed and cause serious or fatal injury.
25. Check the cutting attachment at regular short
intervals during operation, or immediately if there is a
noticeable change in cutting behavior.
PRODUCT SAFETY WARNINGS
26. Only use Yard force authorized polymer trimmer line
accessories and trimmer line that are designed for
use with this machine. Although certain unauthorized
attachments might be fitted to the Yard force line
trimmer, their use may be extremely dangerous, and/
or damaging to the tools.
27. To reduce the risk of serious injury, never use wire
or metal-reinforced line or other material in place of
the nylon cutting lines. Pieces of wire could break off
and be thrown at high speed toward the operator or
bystanders.
28. To reduce the risk of injury from loss of control, never
work on a ladder or on any other insecure support.
Never hold the cutting attachment above waist
height.
29. If situations occur that are not covered in this manual,
use care and good judgment. Contact the Yard force
Service Center for assistance.
30. Do not charge the battery pack in rain, or in wet
locations.
31. Use only with Yard force battery packs and chargers.
32. The battery pack must be removed from the
appliance before it is scrapped.
33. The battery shall be disposed of safely.
34. Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. The cells may
explode. Check with local authorities for possible
special disposal instructions.
35. Do not open or mutilate the battery. Released
electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the
eyes or skin. It may be toxic if swallowed.
36. Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to
short the battery with conducting materials such as
