Stihl FSA 130 R User Manual

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0458-725-8621-B
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Guide to Using this Manual
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2.1 Signal Words
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Symbols in Text
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Main Parts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 Trimmer / Brushcutter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Available Cutting Attachments and Deflectors . . . . . . . 5
3.3 Battery Harness Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 Safety Symbols on the Products
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4.1 Trimmer / Brushcutter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 Deflectors for Mowing Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.3 Deflectors for Metal Cutting Attachments
. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.4 Skirt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.5 Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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5.1 General Safety Warnings and Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2 Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 Intended Use
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5.4 Operator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.5 Personal Protective Equipment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.6 Trimmer / Brushcutter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.7 Using the Trimmer / Brushcutter
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5.8 Working with the Cutting Attachments
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6 Maintenance, Repair and Storage
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6.1 Warnings and Instructions
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7 Battery Safety
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7.1 Warnings and Instructions
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8 Before Starting Work
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.1 Preparing the Trimmer for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9 Charging the Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.1 Setting up the Charger
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9.2 Charging
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
10 LED Diagnostics and Acoustic Signals
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10.1 STIHL AR Backpack Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.2 STIHL AP Battery
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11 Assembling the Trimmer / Brushcutter
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11.1 Mounting the Loop Handle
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11.2 Adjusting the Loop Handle
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11.3 Mounting and Removing the Barrier Bar
. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
11.4 Mounting and Removing a Deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
11.5 Mounting and Removing a Mowing Head
. . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.6 Mounting and Removing a Metal Cutting
Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
12 Using a Battery Harness
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
12.1 STIHL AR Backpack Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
12.2 STIHL Battery Backpack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
12.3 STIHL Battery Belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
12.4 Attaching the Hip Pad to the AR Backpack
Battery Harness or Battery Backpack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
13 Adjusting the Trimmer / Brushcutter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
13.1 Balancing the Trimmer / Brushcutter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
14 Inserting and Removing the Connecting Cord
. . . . . . 40
14.1 Inserting the Connecting Cord
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
14.2 Removing the Connecting Cord
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
15 Switching the Trimmer / Brushcutter On and Off
and Selecting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
15.1 Switching On
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
15.2 Switching Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
16 Checking the Power Tool
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16.1 Testing the Controls
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17 During Operation
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17.1 Selecting the Power Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
17.2 Using the Trimmer / Brushcutter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
17.3 Adjusting the Nylon Line
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18 After Finishing Work
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18.1 Preparing for Transportation or Storage
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Stihl FSA 130 R Specifications

General

Type	String trimmer
Cordless	Yes
Head type	Nylon line
Handle type	D-loop handle
Product color	Black, Metallic, Orange
Uncertainty K	2 m/s²
Sound power level	94 dB
Vibration emission	2.3 m/s²
Sound pressure level	82 dB
Cutting diameter (max)	420 mm
Power source	Battery
Battery voltage	36 V

Weight and Dimensions

Length	1750 mm
Weight	3900 g