Preparing Trimmer For Operation; Charging The Battery, Leds - Stihl FSA 80.0 Instruction Manual

5 Preparing Trimmer for Operation

attachments. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear work gloves made from resist‐
ant material.
5 Preparing Trimmer for
Operation
5.1 Preparing the brushcutter for
operation
The following steps must be performed before
commencing work:
► Ensure that the following components are in a
safe condition:
– Brushcutter, 4.6.1.
– Deflector, 4.6.2.
– Mowing head or metal cutting attachment,
4.6.3 or 4.6.4.
– Battery, 4.6.5.
► Check the battery,
► Fully charge the battery,
► Clean the brushcutter,
► Install the bike handle,
► Select combination of cutting attachment,
deflector and carrying system,
► Attach the deflector,
► Attach mowing head or metal cutting attach‐
ment, or 7.4.3.
► Put on and adjust the carrying system,
► Adjust the bike handle,
► Balance the brushcutter,
► Check the controls,
► If you cannot carry out this work: Do not use
your brushcutter and contact a STIHL author‐
ized dealer for assistance.
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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
a
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6.2.
16.1.
7.3.
21.1.
7.1.
8.1.
8.2.
8.3.
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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 various factors,
e.g. the battery temperature or the ambient tem‐
perature. For optimum performance, observe the
recommended temperature ranges,
actual charging time may vary from the charging
time indicated. The charging time is indicated at
www.stihl.com/charging-times.
The charging process starts
automatically when the mains
plug is plugged into a socket
and the battery is inserted into
the charger. The charger
switches off automatically when
the battery is fully charged.
The battery and the charger warm up during
charging.
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► Plug the mains plug (6) into an easily accessi‐
ble socket (7).
The charger (3) will run a self-test. The
LED (4) will glow green for about 1 second
and red for about 1 second.
► Routing the connecting cord (5).
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