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Trouble Shooting
Problem Possible cause Corrective action
Appliance
won‘t start
Battery (
9) discharged Recharge battery (see „Charging“)
Battery (
9) not inserted Insert battery (see „Charging“)
Safety switch (
4) not pressed
properly
Turn on (see "Operation")
On/Off switch (
7) defective Send in to Service Centre for repair
Intermittent
operation
Internal loose contact
Send in to Service Centre for repair
On/Off switch (
7) defective
Knife bar
becomes hot
Knife bar (
2) is blunt
Have the Knife bar sharpened or re-
placed (Service Centre)
Knife bar (
2) is notched
Have the Knife bar checked or re-
placed (Service Centre)
Too much friction due to lack of
lubrication
Oil the knife bar (
2)
Bad trim
Too much friction due to miss-
ing lubrication
Lubricate knife bar (
2)
Knife bar (
2) dirty Clean knife bar
Knife bar (
2) blunt
Grind or have knife bar replaced
(Service Centre)
Bad cutting technique See ("Working with the hedge trimmer")