Sharpen The Line Cutter; Winding Up The Spool; Lubricating The Gears; Storage - Parkside PKGA 40-Li A1 Translation Of The Original Instructions

Sharpen the line cutter

Never use the device without
a string cutter or defective
line cutter. There is a risk of
injury. If the thread trimming
blade is damaged, be sure to
contact our service centre.
Wear protective gloves in order to
avoid cutting yourself.
1. Switch off the engine and remove the
batteries.
2. Screw off the line cutter (15) from the
protective cover (14).
3. Clamp the line cutter (15) in a vice and
sharpen the knife with a flat file. File
carefully, and always in one direction
only.
4. Screw the line cutter (15) back onto the
protective cover (14).

Winding up the spool

As an alternative to a new thread spool,
you can purchase a 1.8 - 2.0 mm-thick, 5
m-long nylon thread in specialist shops and
wind this yourself onto the thread spool.
1. Fold the thread in the middle and pla-
ce the middle of the thread in the notch
(60) of the spool (17).
Wind up the two ends in the direction
of the arrow, which is shown on the
topside of the spool
2. Then clamp the end of each thread in
one of the grooves (61) on the spool (17).
The gear units of the attachments require
lubrication after around 10 hours of ope-
ration.
Hedge trimmer/pole pruner
To do this, use the lubricating nipples
(63/64) to press up to 5 g of standard
grease into the gearbox housing with a
grease gun.
Trimmer/brush cutter
1. Release the screw (65) on the gears.
2. Insert up to 5 g of commercially-availa-
3. Close the gears again using the screw

Storage

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Lubricating the gears

ble lubricating grease into the lubricati-
on opening on the gearbox housing.
(65).
Store the device in the transport pro-
tection ( 9/10) provided in a dry
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location and out of reach of children.
Store the appliance in horizontal posi-
tion or secured against toppling over.
Store the 3-tooth blade (
supplied transport protection (
attached.
For storage, you can hang the unit at
the bottom of the motor unit.
Empty the oil tank if it will not be used
for a prolonged period of time (6-8
weeks).
Clean the device and accessories ca-
refully before storage.
Store the device in a dry and dustpro-
of location and out of reach of child-
ren.
Do not wrap the device in plastic bags
as moisture and mildew may form.
Do not lie the device down on the pro-
tective cover.
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