Preparing The Blower For Operation - Stihl BGA 57 Instruction Manual

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► Remove the battery.
► Store the blower in a clean and dry condi‐
tion.
4.11.2 Battery
WARNING
■ Children are not aware of and cannot assess
the dangers of the battery and can be seri‐
ously injured.
► Store the battery out of the reach of chil‐
dren.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambi‐
ent conditions. The battery may be damaged if
it is exposed to certain ambient conditions.
► Store the battery in a clean and dry condi‐
tion.
► Store the battery in a confined space.
► Store the battery separately from the blower
and charger.
► Store the battery in non-conductive packag‐
ing.
► Use and store the battery at temperatures
between -10°C and +50°C.
4.11.3 Charger
WARNING
■ Children are not aware of and cannot assess
the dangers of a charger. Children may sus‐
tain serious or fatal injuries.
► Remove the battery.
► Store the charger out of the reach of chil‐
dren.
■ The charger is not protected against all ambi‐
ent conditions. The charger may be damaged
if it is exposed to certain ambient conditions.
► Remove the battery.
► If the charger is hot: Allow charger to cool
down.
► Store the charger in a clean and dry condi‐
tion.
► Store the charger in an enclosed location.
► Store the charger at a temperature between
+5°C and +40°C.
■ The connecting cable must not be used for
carrying or hanging up the charger. The con‐
necting cable and the charger may be dam‐
aged.
► Hold the charger by the housing. A
recessed handle is provided on the back of
the charger.
► Hang the charger on the wall bracket.
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5 Preparing the Blower for Operation

4.12 Cleaning, Maintenance and
Repair
WARNING
■ If the battery is inserted when carrying out
cleaning, servicing or repairs, it is possible for
the blower to be switched on unintentionally.
This may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Remove the battery.
■ Sharp cleaning agents, cleaning with a water
jet or pointed objects can damage the blower,
the battery and the charger. If the blower, bat‐
tery or charger are not cleaned as described in
this instruction manual, components may no
longer function properly or safety devices may
be rendered inoperative. They may cause seri‐
ous injury to persons.
► 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
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Ensure that the following components are in
safe condition:
– Blower, 4.6.1.
– Battery, 4.6.2.
– Charger, 4.6.3.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean blower,
15.1.
► Attach nozzle, 7.1.
► Check the controls,
► If it is not possible to carry out these steps do
not use the blower. Consult a STIHL servicing
dealer.
10.2.
6.2.
10.1.
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