TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
String trimmer
fails to start.
String trimmer
stops while
cutting.
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STRING TRIMMER ATTACHMENT — STA1500/STA1500-FC
CAUSE
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The battery pack is not
attached to the power head.
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No electrical contact
between the power head
and the battery pack.
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The battery pack is
depleted.
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The lock-off lever and
trigger are not depressed
simultaneously.
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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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Heavy cutting line is used.
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The drive shaft or trimmer
head is bound with grass.
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The motor is overloaded.
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The battery pack or string
trimmer is too hot.
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The battery pack is
disconnected from the tool.
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The battery pack is
depleted.
SOLUTION
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Attach the battery pack to the power
head.
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Remove battery, check contacts and
reinstall the battery pack until it snaps
into place.
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Charge the battery pack with EGO
chargers listed in this manual.
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Press the lock-off lever and hold it, then
depress the trigger to turn on the string
trimmer.
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Remove the battery pack and mount the
guard on the trimmer.
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Use recommended nylon cutting line with
diameter no greater than
0.095 in. (2.4 mm).
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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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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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Allow the battery pack or trimmer to cool
until the temperature drops below 152°F
(67°C).
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Re-install the battery pack.
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Charge the battery pack with EGO
chargers listed in this manual.