Battery Safety; Warnings And Instructions - Stihl FSA 56 Instruction Manual

6 Battery Safety

￭ A damaged or loose cutting attachment or mowing head
may vibrate, crack, break or come off the trimmer, which
may result in serious or fatal injury.
– Make sure the cutting attachment and mowing head
are properly tightened before starting work.
– During trimming, check the tightness and condition
of the cutting attachment and mowing head at
regular short intervals and any time trimming
behavior changes during use. Always switch off the
motor, wait for the cutting attachment to stop and
remove the battery before inspecting the trimmer.
– If the mowing head or cutting attachment loosens
after being properly tightened, stop work
immediately and have the trimmer repaired by your
authorized STIHL servicing dealer.
– Never use a trimmer with a loose mowing head or
cutting attachment.
￭ A cracked, damaged or worn out mowing head may
shatter at high speeds and cause serious or fatal injury.
– Have a cracked, damaged or worn out mowing head
replaced immediately, even if damage is limited to
superficial cracks.
DANGER
￭ To reduce risk of electrocution:
– Never operate this trimmer in the vicinity
of any wires or cables that may be
carrying electric current.
– Do not rely on the trimmer's insulation
against electric shock.
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6 Battery Safety
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Warnings and Instructions

WARNING
￭ Use of unauthorized batteries can damage the trimmer
and result in fire, explosion and personal injury and
property damage.
– Use only genuine STIHL AK series batteries.
￭ Use of STIHL AK series batteries for any purpose other
than powering STIHL power tools could be extremely
dangerous.
– Use STIHL AK series batteries only to power
compatible STIHL power tools.
￭ Use of unauthorized chargers can damage the battery and
result in fire, explosion and personal injury and property
damage.
– Use only genuine STIHL AL series chargers to
charge STIHL AK series batteries.
￭ The battery contains safety features and devices which, if
damaged, may allow the battery to generate heat, rupture,
leak, ignite or explode.
– Never heat the battery above 212 °F
(100 °C).
– Never incinerate or place the battery on
or near fires, stoves or other high-
temperature locations.
– Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never open, disassemble, crush, drop, subject to
heavy impact or otherwise damage the battery.
– Never expose the battery to microwaves or high
pressures.
– Never insert objects into the battery's cooling slots.
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