EGO Power+ Operating Manual page 9

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Before using the machine and after any impact, check for signs of wear or
damage and repair as necessary.
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Always hold the trimmer firmly, with both hands on the handles while operating.
Wrap your fingers and thumbs around the handles.
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Avoid Accidentally Starting–Don't carry the trimmer with your finger on the trigger.
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Do not operate the trimmer in petrolic or explosive atmospheres. Motors in these
appliances normally spark, and the sparks might ignite fumes.
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Damage to Trimmer– If you strike a foreign object with the trimmer or it becomes
entangled, stop the tool immediately, remove the battery pack from the line trimmer,
check for damage and have any damage repaired before further operation is
attempted. Do not operate with a broken guard or spool.
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If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally, stop the motor , remove
the battery pack from the line trimmer. and check immediately for the cause.
Vibration is generally a warning of trouble. A loose head may vibrate, crack, break
or come off the trimmer, which may result in serious or fatal injury. Make sure
that the cutting attachment is properly fixed in position. If the head loosens after
fixing it in position, replace it immediately. Never use a trimmer with a loose
cutting attachment.
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Replace a cracked, damaged or worn-out cutting head immediately, even if
damage is limited to superficial cracks. Such attachments may shatter at high
speed and cause serious or fatal injury.
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Check the cutting attachment at regular short intervals during operation, or
immediately if there is a noticeable change in cutting behavior.
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Only use EGO
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are designed for use with this tools. Although certain unauthorized attachments might
be fitted to the EGO
damaging to the tools.
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To reduce the risk of serious injury, never use wire or metal-reinforced line or
other material in place of the nylon cutting lines. Pieces of wire could break off
and be thrown at high speed toward the operator or bystanders.
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To reduce the risk of injury from loss of control, never work on a ladder or on any
other insecure support. Never hold the cutting attachment above waist height.
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If situations occur that are not covered in this manual, use care and good
judgment. Contact the EGO Service Center for assistance.
authorized polymer trimmer line accessories and trimmer line that
line trimmer, their use may be extremely dangerous, and/or
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56V LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS LINE TRIMMER
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