Use and Care Guide

STRING TRIMMER ATTACHMENT — STA1500/STA1500-FC28
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
String trimmer
fails to start.
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The battery pack is not
attached to the power head.
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Attach the battery pack to the power
head.
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No electrical contact
between the power head
and the battery pack.
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Remove battery, check contacts and
reinstall the battery pack until it snaps
into place.
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The battery pack is
depleted.
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Charge the battery pack with EGO
chargers listed in this manual.
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The lock-off lever and
trigger are not depressed
simultaneously.
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Press the lock-off lever and hold it, then
depress the trigger to turn on the string
trimmer.
String trimmer
stops while
cutting.
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The guard is not mounted
on the trimmer, resulting in
an overly long cutting line
and motor overload.
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Remove the battery pack and mount the
guard on the trimmer.
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Heavy cutting line is used.
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Use recommended nylon cutting line with
diameter no greater than
0.095 in. (2.4 mm).
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The drive shaft or trimmer
head is bound with grass.
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Stop the trimmer, remove the battery, and
remove the grass from the motor shaft
and trimmer head.
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The motor is overloaded.
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Remove the trimmer head from the
grass. The motor will recover as soon as
the load is removed. When cutting, move
the trimmer head in and out of the grass
to be cut and remove no more than 8
inches of length in a single cut.
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The battery pack or string
trimmer is too hot.
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Allow the battery pack or trimmer to cool
until the temperature drops below 152°F
(67°C).
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The battery pack is
disconnected from the tool.
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Re-install the battery pack.
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The battery pack is
depleted.
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Charge the battery pack with EGO
chargers listed in this manual.