Preparing The Blower For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds - Stihl BGA 60 Instruction Manual

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.
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10.2.
6.2.
10.1.
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Charging the Battery, LEDs

6.1 Mounting the Charger on a
Wall
The charger can be mounted on a wall.
2
1
a
b
a
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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