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Installation
Read through the entire Operator's Manual before installing the
generator, boundary wire and starting the Solar Mower. Save
the packaging the Solar Mower came in for future transport and
storage.
Consult your dealer about installation of the boundary wire and
generator. If you install the boundary wire yourself it is important
that the instructions below are followed carefully.
When the Solar Mower is set to work in the mowing area the
grass should not be more than a couple of centimetres longer
than the set cutting height. It may be necessary to mow the
lawn first using a conventional lawn mower before using the
Solar Mower for the first time. The Solar Mower will then
prevent the grass from growing longer.
During the period the boundary wire is being laid it is
appropriate to place the Solar Mower in the sun with the panels
folded down and the power switch in the STOP position. In this
way the Solar Mower's battery will be charged and the mower
can be started quicker. Also place the generator in the sun to
charge its battery.
Generator and boundary wire
General
The purpose of the generator and the boundary wire is to
delimit an area for the Solar Mower to work in. The generator
sends a signal through the boundary wire that is picked up by
the sensor on the Solar Mower.
40 cm
As the generator is also powered by a solar cell it is important
that it is placed where it will have good access to the sun. In
other words do not place it under a bush or the like.
The Solar Mower can keep an area of 1200 m
depending on the shape of the area. The boundary wire can be
a maximum of 500 metres. The distance between the Solar
Mower and the boundary wire must not exceed 35 metres.
INSTALLATION
Installation of the boundary wire
The boundary wire should be laid around the edge of the area
the Solar Mower is to move within.
When the Solar Mower reaches the boundary it senses that it is
passing the wire. It then continues for a short distance past the
wire before reversing.
How far in on the lawn the boundary wire should be placed
depends on what is immediately outside of the area. If a high
obstacle is just outside of the area to be mown, e.g. a wall,
fence or delicate flowers, the boundary wire should be laid 40
cm from the obstacle. The chassis will not then collide with the
obstacle.
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± 20% mown,
When the lawn finishes with a ditch or a small incline, e.g. edge
stones (approx. 5 cm high), the boundary wire should be laid 30
cm inside the mowing area. This will guarantee that the front
wheel will not drive into the ditch or up on the edge stones.
Boundary wire
~15
cm
40 cm
30 cm
~15
cm
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