Maintenance - Flymo Mighti-Trim Li FLY047 Operating Instructions Manual

TRIMMING
a WARNING
• The use of eye protection is recommended.
• Do not lean over the trimmer while trimming or
edging, objects may be thrown by the grass trimmer
line.
• Do not allow trimmer head to rest on the ground.
• Do not overload the trimmer.
Remove the battery pack before making adjustments.
1. Cut with nylon line at an angle using the tip (H).
2. Swing trimmer in and out of the cutting area taking
small cuts (J).
Line is fed out automatically every time the trimmer head
stops rotating and returns to operating speed.
Extra line can be fed out manually as described in
MANUAL LINE FEED.
USING THE PLANT & TREE GUARD
The plant and tree guard allows the trimming of grass
close to plants and trees without damaging them with the
cutting line.
1. Flip the guard down (K1).
2. Use the trimmer around trees and near plants (L).
AUTO LINE FEED SYSTEM
When initially switching on the trimmer, a small length of
line is fed out.
a WARNING: Remove the battery pack before
performing maintenance. Severe injury or death
could occur from electrical shock or body contact
with moving parts.
REPLACING THE GRASS TRIMMER LINE (P)
To remove spool cap
1. Press and hold in the two cap release latches. (P1).
2. Pull cap (P2) away from the spoolholder (P3).
When refitting the spool cap
Keep all areas of the cap and spoolholder clean. Failure
to do so may prevent the cap being securely located in the
spoolholder.
Replace the cap, pressing firmly DOWN towards the
spoolholder to ensure cap is fully located.
Check that the cap is correctly fitted by trying to remove it
without depressing the two latches.
To replace nylon line
For your convenience it is recommended you buy spool
and line complete. Nylon line only is also available.
To fit spool and line complete
1. Remove old spool (P4).
2. Place new spool into spoolholder with cut out area of
the spool in line with eyelet (Q1).
3. Release line from cleat (Q2) and feed line through
eyelet (Q3).
Note: Ensure spool is fully located by gently rotating it
during fitment, whilst keeping the spool holder steady.
4. Refit the cap.
To fit nylon line only:
Note: Your product is designed to use only nylon
line with a maximum diameter of 1.5 mm. Use only
genuine Flymo nylon line.
1. Take approximately 10 meters of line. Insert 15 mm of
A 'clattering' noise will be heard when the nylon line hits
the line cutter (M). DO NOT BE ALARMED. This is quite
normal. After approximately 5 seconds the line will be
cut to the correct length and the noise will reduce as the
motor reaches full speed.
Make sure the motor is up to full speed before trimming
or edging.
If the noise of the nylon line being cut cannot be heard,
more line will need to be fed out.
To feed more line, it is first necessary to to allow the motor
to stop completely, then re-start, allowing the motor to
reach full speed.
Repeat until you hear the line hitting against the cutter. Do
not repeat this procedure more than 6 times.
If problems are experienced with the automatic line feed
refer to TROUBLESHOOTING.
MANUAL LINE FEED
If required, line can be fed out manually.
To operate, press and release manual line feed button,
whilst gently pulling on the line until it reaches the line
cutter (N).
If the line extends past the line cutter, too much line has
been fed out.
If too much line is fed out, remove the spool cap and click
spool anti-clockwise until the line is at the desired length.

MAINTENANCE

line into the hole in the spool (R) and wind line in the
direction of the arrows on the top of the spool. Leave
approximately 100 mm of line unwound and place into
cleat as illustrated in Picture R2.
2. Care should be taken to ensure that the line is neatly
coiled on the spool. Failure to do so will impair the
efficiency of the automatic line feed.
3. Then fit spool as described in 'To fit spool and line
complete', section above.
Note: Always return the product to its normal
operating position before switching on.
STORING THE POWER TOOL
1. Remove the battery pack.
2. Remove debris with a soft brush or dry cloth. Never
clean with water, cleaning fluids, or solvents. See
Picture S.
3. Use a soft brush to remove debris from the air vents.
See Picture T.
4. Inspect the tool carefully. If the tool is damaged in any
way, contact an authorized service center. Never use a
damaged tool.
5. Store in a cool, dry place and out of reach of children.
STORING THE CHARGER
• Remove debris with a soft brush or dry cloth. Never
clean with water, cleaning fluids, or solvents.
• Unplug the charger when there is no battery pack in it.
• Store the charger at normal room temperature. Do not
store it in excessive heat.
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