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• Slow running, noisy or hot blades.  | 
  | • Dry, corroded blades.  | 
  | • Lubricate blades.  | 
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  | • Blades or blade support bent.  | • Straighten blade or blade support.  | |
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  | • Bent or damaged teeth.  | 
  | • Straighten teeth.  | 
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  | • Loose blade bolts.  | 
  | • Tighten blade bolts.  | 
• Unit will not start.  | 
  | • Battery not installed properly.  | • Check battery installation.  | |
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  | • Battery not charged.  | 
  | • Check battery charging requirements.  | 
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  | • Lock off not fully operated.  | 
  | • Check that lock off is fully forward prior to  | 
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  | moving main trigger.  | 
• Battery wonʼt charge.  | 
  | • Battery not inserted into charger.  | • Insertbatteryintochargeruntil greenLED appears.  | |
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  | • Charger not plugged in.  | 
  | Charge up to 8 hours if battery totally drained.  | 
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  | • Plug charger into a working outlet. Refer to  | |
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  | “Important Charging Notes” for more details.  | 
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  | • Check current at receptacle by plugging in a  | 
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  | lamp or other appliance.  | 
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  | • Check to see if receptacle is connected to a  | 
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  | light switch which turns power off when you turn  | 
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  | • Surrounding air temperature too hot  | out the lights.  | |
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  | • Move charger and tool to a surrounding air  | ||
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  | or too cold.  | 
  | temperature of above 40 degree F (4.5°C) or  | 
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  | below 105 degree F (+40.5°C).  | 
For assistance, visit our website  | www.blackanddecker.com for the location of the service center nearest you or call the BLACK &  | |||
DECKER help line at   | Imported by  | See  | ||
  | Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., | – Yellow Pages – | ||
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  | 701 E. Joppa Rd.  | for Service & Sales  | |
  | Towson, MD 21286 U.S.A.  | 
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