Preparing Hedge Trimmer For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds - Stihl HSA 60.0 Instruction Manual

5 Preparing Hedge Trimmer for Operation

■ If the hedge trimmer, cutting blades, battery or
charger are not serviced correctly, compo‐
nents may no longer function properly or
safety devices may be rendered inoperative.
There is a risk of serious or fatal injury.
► Do not attempt to service or repair the
hedge trimmer, battery or charger.
► If the hedge trimmer, battery or the charger
require servicing or repairs: Contact your
STIHL servicing dealer for assistance.
► Maintain the cutting blades as described in
this User Manual.
■ The user can be cut by the sharp cutting
edges while cleaning or servicing the cutting
blades. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made of robust material.
5 Preparing Hedge Trimmer
for Operation
5.1 Preparing Hedge Trimmer for
Operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Ensure that the following components are in
safe condition:
– Hedge trimmer,
– Cutting blades,
– Battery, 4.6.3.
– Charger, 4.6.4.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean the hedge trimmer,
► Check the controls,
► If you cannot carry out this work: Do not use
your hedge trimmer and contact your STIHL
servicing dealer.
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Charging the Battery, LEDs

6.1 Mounting the Charger on a
Wall
The charger can be mounted on a wall.
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a
b
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4.6.1.
4.6.2.
9.2.
6.2.
14.1.
9.1.
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d
e
e
Check the following points
►
when mounting the charger on
a wall:
– Suitable fixing materials.
– The charger is level.
The following dimensions are observed:
– a = at least 100 mm
– b (for AL 101) = 75 mm
– b (for AL 301) = 100 mm
– b (for AL 500) = 120 mm
– c = 4.5 mm
– d = 9 mm
– e = 2.5 mm
6.2 Charging the Battery
The charging time depends on several factors,
e.g. temperature of the battery or the ambient
temperature. The actual charging time may differ
from the specified charging time. For specified
charging times see www.stihl.com/charging-
times.
The charging process starts
automatically when the plug is
inserted in a wall outlet and the
battery is fitted in the charger.
The charger switches itself off
automatically when the battery is
fully charged.
The battery and charger become hot during the
charging process.
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► Insert the plug (6) in a convenient wall outlet
(7).
The charger (3) runs a self test. The LED (4)
glows green for about 1 second and then red
for about 1 second.
► Fit the connecting cable (5).
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