Inspection And Maintenance; Troubleshooting Guide - Stihl BGA 86 Instruction Manual

22 Inspection and Maintenance

22 Inspection and Mainte‐
nance
22.1 Blower
WARNING
■ To reduce the risk of personal injury from unin‐
tended activation, remove the battery before
inspecting the blower or carrying out any
maintenance, 5.5. Carry out only the main‐
tenance operations described in this manual.
There are no user-authorized repairs. STIHL
recommends that repair work be performed by
authorized STIHL servicing dealers.

23 Troubleshooting Guide

23.1 Blower and Battery
Always remove the battery before carrying out any inspection, cleaning or maintenance.
Condition LEDs on
Battery
Blower does not
start when
switched on.
1 LED
flashes
green.
STIHL AR
Series: four
long beeps
are emitted
(AR L - six
beeps).
1 LED glows
red.
4 LEDs flash
red.
STIHL
AR Series:
Additionally,
a rapid suc‐
cession of
short beeps
is emitted.
3 LEDs glow
red.
3 LEDs flash
red.
Blower cuts out 1 LED glows
during operation. red.
3 LEDs glow
red.
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To properly maintain the blower:
► Inspect the intake screen of the blower and
► Have worn, missing or damaged safety labels
Cause Remedy
No electrical ► Remove the battery,
contact between
► Visually check the electrical contacts in the bat‐
blower and bat‐
tery compartment and on the battery.
tery. ► Reinsert the battery,
Battery has low ► Charge the battery,
charge.
Battery too hot / ► Allow the battery to warm up or cool down grad‐
too cold. ually at ambient temperatures of about 50 °F to
68 °F (10 °C to 20 °C).
Malfunction in ► Remove the battery and reinsert it,
battery.
► Switch on the blower,
► If the LEDs continue to flash, do not attempt to
use.
The battery has a malfunction and must be
replaced.
Blower too hot. ► Allow the blower to cool down.
Malfunction in ► Remove the battery and reinsert it,
blower.
► Switch on the blower,
► If the LEDs still flash, do not attempt to use.
The blower has a malfunction and must be
checked by a servicing dealer.
Battery too hot / ► Remove the battery,
too cold. ► Allow the blower and battery to cool down grad‐
ually at ambient temperatures of about 50 °F to
Blower too hot.
68 °F (10 °C to 20 °C).
replace if damaged.
replaced by an authorized STIHL servicing
dealer.
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