EGO STA1500 Manuel De L'opérateur page 30

PROBLEM
Trimmer head will
not advance line.
Grass wraps around
trimmer head and
motor housing.
The blade is not
cutting the line.
Cracks on the
trimmer head or
the spool retainer
comes loose with
spool base.
During line
replacement, the
line can't be loaded
into the trimmer
head properly.
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STRING TRIMMER ATTACHMENT—STA1500
CAUSE
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The motor shaft or trimmer
head is bound with grass.
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There is not enough line on
the spool.
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The trimmer head is dirty.
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The line is tangled in the
spool retainer assembly.
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The line is too short.
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Cutting tall grass at ground
level.
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The line-cutting blade on
the edge of the guard has
become dull.
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The trimmer head is worn
out.
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Spool retainer's LOAD
lines do not align with the
eyelets in the spool base.
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The string line is not
correctly inserted into
the mounting hole in the
eyelet.
SOLUTION
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Stop the trimmer, remove the
battery, and clean the motor shaft
and trimmer head.
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Remove the battery and replace
the cutting line; follow the section
"LOAD NEW CUTTING LINE" in this
manual.
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Remove the battery and clean the
spool retainer assembly and spool
base.
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Remove the battery, remove the line
from the spool and rewind; follow
the section "LOAD NEW CUTTING
LINE" in this manual.
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Remove the battery and pull the
lines manually while alternately
pressing down and releasing the
trimmer head.
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Cut tall grass from the top down,
removing no more than 8 inches in
each pass to prevent wrapping.
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Sharpen the line-cutting blade with a
file or replace it with a new blade.
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Replace the trimmer head
immediately; follow the section
"TRIMMER HEAD REPLACEMENT"
in this manual.
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Rotate the spool retainer in the
arrow direction to align the LOAD
lines on the spool retainer with the
eyelets in the spool base.
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Align the LOAD lines with the eyelets
first, then insert the string line into
the mounting hole, which is located
inside the eyelet.