Cleaning; Maintenance And Repairs - Stihl BGA 57 Instruction Manual

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NOTICE
■ If the battery is not stored as described in this
User Manual, the battery may become deeply
discharged and irreparably damaged.
► Charge a discharged battery before storing
it. STIHL recommends keeping the battery
state of charge between 40% and 60% (2 lit
green LEDs).
► Store the battery separately from the
blower.
14.3 Storing the Charger
► Disconnect the mains plug from the power
supply.
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► Wind up the connecting cable and attach it to
the charger.
► Observe the following points when storing the
charger:
– Charger is out of the reach of children.
– The charger is clean and dry.
– Charger is in an enclosed space.
– The charger is not suspended from the con‐
necting cable or the holder (3) for the con‐
necting cable.
– Do not store the charger outside of the
specified temperature limits,

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15.1 Cleaning the blower
► Switch off the blower and remove the battery.
► Clean blower with a damp cloth.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Clean the shield with a paintbrush or soft
brush.
► Remove foreign objects from the battery com‐
partment and clean the battery compartment
with a damp cloth.
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18.5.
► Clean the electrical contacts in the battery
compartment with a paintbrush or soft brush.
15.2 Cleaning the Battery
► Clean the battery with a damp cloth.
15.3 Cleaning the Charger
► Disconnect the mains plug from the power
supply.
► Clean the charger with a damp cloth.
► Clean vents with a paintbrush.
► Clean the charger's electrical contacts with a
paintbrush or a soft brush.

16 Maintenance and Repairs

16.1 Servicing and Repairing the
Blower
The blower cannot be serviced or repaired by the
user.
► If your blower has a malfunction or is dam‐
aged or requires servicing: Contact your
STIHL servicing dealer.
16.2 Servicing and Repairing the
Battery
The battery requires no servicing and cannot be
repaired.
► If the battery has a malfunction or is damaged:
Replace the battery.
16.3 Servicing and Repairing the
Charger
The charger requires no servicing and cannot be
repaired.
If the charger has a malfunc‐
►
tion or is damaged: Replace
the charger.
If the connecting cable has a
►
malfunction or is damaged: Do
not use the charger and have
connecting cable replaced by a
STIHL servicing dealer.
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