
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
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| Mower doesnʼt run when bale handle | 
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 | that button on switch housing is being completely depressed. | ||
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 | B. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key, turn mower over | |||
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 | and check that blade is free to turn. | ||
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 | C. Has battery been fully charged? Plug in charger and wait for green light to | ||
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| 2. | Motor stops while mowing. | 
 | A. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key. Turn mower over | 
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 | B. Raise cutting height of wheels to highest position and start mower. | ||
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 | C. Has battery been fully charged? Plug in charger and wait for green light to | ||
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 | D. Circuit breaker may have tripped. It resets automatically.  | ||
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 | be as long as 1 minute. Slow down or raise cut height. | ||
| 3. | Mower runs but cutting performance is unsatisfactory, | 
 | A. Has battery been fully charged? Plug in charger and wait for green light to | 
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 | B. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key. Turn mower over | |||
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 | *Blade for sharpness | ||
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 | *Deck and discharge chute for clogging. | ||
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 | C. Wheel height adjustment may be set too low for grass condition. Raise | ||
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 | cutting height. | ||
| 4. | Mower is too hard to push. | 
 | A. Raise cutting height to reduce deck drag on grass. Check each wheel for | |||
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| 5. | Mower is abnormally noisy and vibrates. | 
 | A. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key. Turn mower on | |||
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 | side and check blade to ensure it has not been bent or damaged. If blade is | ||
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 | damaged, replace with a Black & Decker replacement blade. If the under- | ||
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 | side of the deck is damaged return mower to a Black & Decker Authorized | ||
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 | B. If there is no visible damage to the blade and the mower still vibrates: | ||
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 | Release bail handle to turn mower off, remove safety key and remove | ||
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 | blade. Rotate blade 180 degrees and retighten. If mower still vibrates, | ||
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| Should the red light remain on after charging the battery for 24 hours on initial charge, the mower can still be used. The battery may need to be | ||||||
| “conditioned” requiring a few battery charge and discharge cycles before the green indicator light comes on. | ||||||
| THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE INTENDED TO ENABLE YOU TO PERFORM VISUAL CHECKS AND SIMPLE TESTS. SHOULD NONE OF THE | ||||||
| SOLUTIONS PROVIDE SATISFACTION OR IMPROVE PERFORMANCE CALL  | ||||||
| CONSUMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OR TAKE THIS MOWER TO THE CLOSEST AUTHORIZED BLACK & DECKER SERVICE | ||||||
| CENTER FOR SERVICING. | 
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| Imported by | See ‘Tools- | |
| Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., | Electric’ | |
| 701 | E. Joppa Rd. | – Yellow Pages – | 
| Towson, | MD 21286 U.S.A. | for Service & | 
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