Preparing The Blower For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds - Stihl BGA 57 Instruction Manual

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► Clean the blower, battery and charger as
described in this instruction manual.
■ If the blower, battery or charge are not serv‐
iced or repaired correctly, components may no
longer function properly or safety devices may
be rendered inoperative. This may result in
serous or fatal injury to people.
► Do not attempt to service or repair the
blower, battery or charger.
► If the blower, battery or the charger require
servicing or repairs: Contact your STIHL
servicing dealer for assistance.
5 Preparing the Blower for
Operation
5.1 Preparing the Blower for Oper‐
ation
Perform the following steps before starting work:
► Make sure the following components are in a
safe condition:
– Blower, 4.6.1.
– Battery, 4.6.2.
– Charger, 4.6.3.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean the blower,
► Mount the nozzle,
► Check the controls,
► If 3 LEDs flash red while you are checking
the controls: Remove the battery and con‐
tact your STIHL servicing dealer.
Malfunction in blower.
► If you cannot carry out this work: Do not use
the blower and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
6

Charging the Battery, LEDs

6.1 Mounting the Charger on a
Wall
The charger can be mounted on a wall.
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a
b
a
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10.2.
6.2.
15.1.
7.1.
10.1.
3
d
e
e

5 Preparing the Blower for Operation

Check the following points
►
when mounting the charger on
a wall:
– Suitable fixing materials.
– The charger is level.
The following dimensions are maintained:
– a = at least 100 mm
– b (for AL 101) = 75 mm
– b (for AL 300 and AL 500) = 120 mm
– c = 4.5 mm
– d = 9 mm
– e = 2.5 mm
6.2 Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on several factors,
e.g. temperature of the battery or the ambient
temperature. The actual charging time may differ
from the specified charging time. For specified
charging times see www.stihl.com/charging-
times.
The charging process starts
automatically when the plug is
inserted in a wall outlet and the
battery is fitted in the charger.
The charger switches itself off
automatically when the battery is
fully charged.
The battery and charger become hot during the
charging process.
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4
1
► Insert the plug (6) in a convenient wall outlet
(7).
The charger (3) runs a self test. The LED (4)
glows green for about 1 second and then red
for about 1 second.
► Fit the connecting cable (5).
► Insert the battery (2) in the guides in the
charger (3) and press it home as far as stop.
The LED (4) glows green. The LEDs (1) glow
green and the battery (2) is being charged.
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