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TROUBLESHOOTING |
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TRIMMER/EDGER MODEL ST250 |
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Troubleshooting
Use this table to see possible solutions for possible problems with the trimmer/ edger. If these suggestions do not solve the problem, see“Service and support information”.
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| Battery discharged | Recharge. See “Charging the battery pack”. |
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| Trigger | Press the trigger |
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| pressed | throttle trigger. See “Starting the trimmer/edger”. |
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| Battery pack not fully | Press the battery pack into the battery port until it |
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| inserted | clicks into place. |
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| Remove the battery pack, remove debris from the |
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Motor does | Battery contacts dirty | battery port, and then clean the contacts with a |
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| clean, dry cloth. |
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not run or runs |
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intermittently | Battery pack cold | Allow the battery pack to warm to the minimum |
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| operating temperature of 32°F (0°C). |
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| The trimmer/edger will automatically reset once |
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| it cools below 104°F (40°C). Allow the tool to |
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| Trimmer/Edger | cool before continued operation. If the thermal |
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| overheated | protection occurs repeatedly, clean all dirt or grass |
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| debris from the motor housing vents and clean |
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| grass from the spindle, see “correcting grass bind.” |
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Motor runs, but | Grass wound between |
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trimmer head | See “Correcting grass bind”. |
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shaft and trimmer head |
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does not move |
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Trimmer/Edger | Grass wound between | See “Correcting grass bind”. |
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shaft and trimmer head |
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does not cut |
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properly | Spool empty | See “Replacing trimmer line”. |
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| Spool empty | See “Replacing trimmer line”. |
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Trimmer line does |
| Remove the trimmer line from the spool, untangle, |
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| and rewind. See “Replacing trimmer line”. |
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not feed | Trimmer line tangled |
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To minimize tangled line, use only .080 in (2 mm) |
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| Platinum Gatorline™. |
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| Higher cutting speed | Apply less pressure to the throttle trigger. |
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Trimmer line wears |
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| Avoid forcing the trimmer head against hard |
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out quickly | Improper cutting |
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surfaces. Slowly move the trimmer head in until the |
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| edge of the trimmer line strikes the grass or weeds. |
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Trimmer/ | Trimmer head damaged | See “Removing and replacing the trimmer head”. |
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| Remove the trimmer head cover and reinstall |
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Edger vibrates |
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Trimmer head cover not | making sure that the tabs on the cover line up with |
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seated properly | the slots on the trimmer head. See “Reassembling |
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during use |
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| the trimmer head”. |
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