EGO EG0800 - Troubleshooting

EARTH/ICE AUGER — EG0800/EG0800-FC/IG0800/IG0800-FC 31
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Machine fails
to start or stops
unexpectedly.
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Low battery pack
capacity
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Charge the battery pack.
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Battery pack is
overheated or too cold.
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Wait for the battery pack to cool
down or warm up, at which point
the auger can be started again.
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The right handle cable
is not connected with
the power head cable
properly.
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Connect the cables of the right
handle and the power head
following the step 4 in section
“INSTALLING THE HANDLES” in
this manual.
There is too much
noise and/or
vibration during
operation.
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Some parts are loose.
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Stop the auger, remove the
battery pack, check and tighten
loose parts.
Motor runs, but
auger bit remains
stationary.
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Loose auger bit
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Reinstall the auger bit following
the section “INSTALLING THE
AUGER BIT” in this manual.
Ice auger jumps
on the ice or cuts
slowly through
the ice.
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Blades are dull or
damaged.
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Replace with new blades
following the section
“REPLACING THE ICE BLADES”
in this manual.
The auger
rotation direc-
tion or speed
is not switched
after pushing the
rotation direction/
speed slector.
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Switching direction
of rotation between
forward and reverse is
only possible when the
auger is stopped.
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Stop the auger completely, push
the rotation direction/speed
selector to desired rotation and
then start the auger again.
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Other unidentified
causes.
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Contact EGO service center for
repair.