Assembling The Blower - Stihl BGE 61 Instruction Manual

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personnel. Replacement parts for a
double-insulated power tool must be
identical to the parts they replace.
Use only identical STIHL replacement
parts for maintenance and repair. Use of
parts manufactured by others may
cause serious or fatal injury. Follow the
maintenance and repair instructions in
the appropriate section of your
instruction manual.
Warning!
Always switch off the motor, disconnect
the plug from the power supply and
make sure that the fan wheel is stopped
before doing any maintenance or repair
work or cleaning the blower. Do not
attempt any maintenance or repair work
not described in your instruction man-
ual. Have such work performed at your
STIHL service shop only.
Only authorized personnel may replace
the power supply cord. A damaged
power supply cord must be replaced by
an identical STIHL replacement part.
Check cooling air inlets about every ten
hours of operation and clean if
necessary. Do not use any strong
detergents on the plastic housing or
handle. These parts can be attacked by
certain house-hold cleaners containing
aromatic oils such as pine or lemon, or
by solvents such as kerosene. Do not
spray water on the blower, moisture can
cause an electric shock hazard. Wipe
moisture off the unit with a cloth.
Store blower in a dry and high or locked
location and out of reach of children.
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Assembling the Blower

N Disconnect the plug from the power
supply.
Mounting the Blower Tube (BGE 61)
5
3
N Line up the recesses. The arrow (2)
must be on the top of the blower
tube (1).
N Push the blower tube (1) into the fan
housing stub (3) as far as the stop.
N
Push the union nut (4) over the fan
housing stub (3) and turn it in the
direction of the arrow until the tab
(5) engages the opening (6) in the
union nut.
Mounting the Blower Tube (BGE 71)
Your BGE 71 can be switched on only
when the blower tube is properly
mounted. The union nut activates a
switch which closes the circuit to allow
the motor to be switched on.
N
2
4
N
6
N
Mounting the Nozzle
N
2
4
3
Line up the recesses. The arrow (2)
must be on the top of the blower
tube (1).
Push the blower tube (1) into the fan
housing stub (3) as far as the stop.
Push the union nut (4) over the fan
housing stub (3) and turn it in the
direction of the arrow as far as the
stop. You will hear the safety switch
being activated.
a
6
Push the nozzle (5) onto the blower
tube (1) as far as lug (6),
position (a) (long) or position (b)
(short), and rotate the nozzle in the
direction of the arrow to it lock in
position.
BGE 61, BGE 71
b