Desa 110946-01A owner manual Servicing Pole Trimmer, Blade Replacement

OWNER’S MANUAL

SERVICING POLE TRIMMER

The Pole Trimmer is a double-insulated tool and contains some parts that can only be replaced with original parts by an Autho-

rized Service Center. Visit our Technical Service web site at www.desatech.com

or contact ourTechnical Service Department at 1-800-858-8501 (English Only) for the nearest Authorized Service Center.

The parts listed on pages 12 and 13 are considered to be user replaceable. See Re- placement Parts and Accessories, page 10, for information on ordering these parts.

BLADE REPLACEMENT

WARNING:Topreventserious personalinjury,weargloveswhen removing and installing the cut- ter blades. Do not place fingers or hands between blades where they could get cut.

1.Unplug pole trimmer from power supply.

2.Place pole trimmer upside down on workbench and remove the four (4) bottom cover screws. Lift bottom cover off (see Figure 18).

Cover Screw

Bottom Cover

3.Remove M5 locknut and washer from cam (see Figure 19).

4.Align cam and cutter blade assemby. Remove cam. (see Figure 19).

M5 Locknut

Washer

Cam

Cutter Blade Assembly

Figure 19 - Removing Cam

5.Remove screw that holds down cutter blade assembly (see Figure 20). IM- PORTANT: Be sure not to loose the 8-32 locknut that secures this screw.

Screw

Cutter Blade

Assembly

Cam Flange

8-32 Locknut

Figure 20 - Removing Cutter Blade Assembly

6.Remove and dispose of cutter blade assembly.

7.Attach new cutter blade assembly to power head with screw and locknut removed in step 5.

8.Align cutter blade assembly so that the cam will fit properly into the oval- shaped lobes of the cutter blade assem- bly (see Figure 19). IMPORTANT: The large diameter flange of the cam must face upward away from the power head. The small diameter flange of the cam must line up with and sit directly on top of the cam flange.

9.Replace washer and locknut removed in step 3. Tighten securely.

10.Replace the bottom cover and se- cure with the 4 bottom cover screws removed in step 2 (see Figure 18). Tighten screws securely.

WARNING: All components must be installed and securely fastenedbeforepluggingpoletrim- mer into power supply. Failure to do so may cause product damage or serious personal injury.

Note: If binding occurs after reassembly, repeat all of the previous steps making sure that cam aligns properly with cutter blade assembly.

Figure 18 - Removing Bottom Cover from Trimmer Head

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