EGO STA1600 Manual Del Operador página 34

PROBLEM
Trimmer
head will not
advance line.
Grass wraps
around trimmer
head and mo-
tor housing.
The blade is
not cutting the
line.
Cracks on the
trimmer head
or the spool
retainer comes
loose from
spool base.
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STRING TRIMMER ATTACHMENT — STA1600/STA1600-FC
CAUSE
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The drive shaft or trimmer
head is bound with grass.
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There is not enough line on
the spool.
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The line is tangled in the
spool.
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The line is too short.
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Cutting tall grass at ground
level.
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The line-cutting blade on
the edge of the guard has
become dull.
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The trimmer head is worn
out.
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The nut that locks the
trimmer head is loose.
SOLUTION
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Stop the trimmer, remove the battery, and
clean the drive shaft and trimmer head.
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Remove the battery and replace the
cutting line; follow the section "LOADING
THE CUTTING LINE" in this manual.
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Remove the battery, remove the line from
the spool and rewind; follow the section
"LOADING THE CUTTING LINE" in this
manual.
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Remove the battery and pull the lines
manually while alternately pressing down
and releasing the trimmer head.
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Cut tall grass from the top down,
removing no more than 8 inches (20 cm)
in each pass to prevent wrapping.
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Sharpen the line-cutting blade with a file
or replace it with a new blade.
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Replace the trimmer head immediately;
follow the section "TRIMMER HEAD
REPLACEMENT" in this manual.
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Open the trimmer head and use a 14 mm
socket or impact wrench to tighten the
nut.