Blade Maintenance; Handy Hints - Black & Decker GX530 User Manual

Your switch box incorporates a cable
restraint. To fix the cable to the restraint,
proceed as follows:
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Bring the socket end of the extension
cable from behind and connect it to your
mower plug.
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Form a loop on your extension cable
close to the coupler (Fig. E).
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Push the loop through the slot from the
opposite side of the restraint hook,
position the loop over the hook and pull
the cable back through the slot. Your
cable will now be restrained.
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The extension cable should now fall
away from your mower and behind the
operator, ready for use.
Warning! Do not attempt to operate your
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mower with one hand - you must guide it
with both hands.
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Lift the handle up to release it from the
park position.
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J Proceed down the cutting area as shown
in Fig. Ja, working from position 1
towards position 2 and, on reaching
position 2, turn to the right and proceed
towards position 3. Continue to the end
of the cutting area, turn to the left, and
proceed towards position 4. Continue in
the same manner as shown in Fig. Ja,
always working away from the cable. Do
not adopt the method shown in Fig. Jb,
working towards the cable, as this can
be dangerous.
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For best grass pick-up, push your
mower in straight lines.
Your mower will continue to operate whilst
you are pressing the switch lever. If you
release it for any reason you will not be able
to press it again until you have pressed the
safety lock-off button on the switch box.
This feature prevents accidental restart.
When you have finished using your mower
we recommend that you clean all debris from
it before putting it away. Refer to the "Care
and maintenance" section.
Note: To obtain the best results cut your
lawn or grassed area regularly and do not
cut when the grass is wet.
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Overload protection (GX635 only)
Your mower is fitted with overload protection.
The reset button (25) can be found on the switch box
(Fig. A).
If you work too quickly in long grass, or in heavy
cutting conditions, you may overload the motor.
This will be indicated by a significant drop in speed,
and eventually the overload protection will operate.
This is not a fault but a safety device to protect
your mower.
When this occurs, release the switch and wait for
2 to 3 minutes to allow the motor to cool, then press
the reset button (25) and restart by operating the
switch lever and lock-off button.
If the cut-out operates again within 10 minutes you
should increase the height of cut (see "Height of cut
adjustment") and walk more slowly.
Severe overloading may result in a longer delay on
restarting. In such cases, after resetting, you should
allow the motor to cool.

Blade maintenance

The steel blade is designed to give a fine
finish in long or tough grass. The blade will
continue to cut even when it has become
blunt or burred. There is no need for it to be
razor sharp.
If, however, because of damage or wear the
cutting performance deteriorates, then your
mower may require a new blade, or at least
the existing blade to be sharpened.
We recommend that the steel blade is
sharpened or a new blade fitted at the
beginning of each season.
Replacement blades (cat. no. A6184) are
available from Black & Decker service agents.
Warning! When fitting a new blade use only
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the Black & Decker replacement part
specified for your mower - do not attempt to
fit any other blade.
Fitting a new blade
Observe all the relevant warnings before
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changing blades.
Details on the fitment of new steel blades are
given in "Cut height adjustment".

Handy hints

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Before starting your mower on grass always tilt it
to one side slightly and allow it to run up to
maximum speed before commencing to cut the
grass. This will maximise the hover effect and will
prevent the blades from digging into the grass.