Cleaning The Cutting Blades; Maintenance; Sharpening The Cutting Blade; Troubleshooting - Stihl HLA 66 Manual De Instrucciones

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► Remove foreign objects from the battery com‐
partment and clean the battery compartment
with a damp cloth.
► Clean the electrical contacts in the battery
compartment with a paintbrush or soft brush.
16.2

Cleaning the Cutting Blades

► Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the
battery.
► Spray both sides of blades with STIHL resin
solvent.
► Fit the battery.
► Switch on the hedge trimmer for 5 seconds.
The cutting blades run. STIHL resin solvent is
distributed evenly.
16.3 Cleaning the Battery
► Clean the battery with a damp cloth.

17 Maintenance

17.1 Maintenance intervals
Maintenance intervals depend on the ambient
conditions and the operating conditions. STIHL
recommends the following maintenance inter‐
vals:
After every 50 hours of operation
► Have the gearbox lubricated by a STIHL
dealer.
17.2

Sharpening the cutting blade

STIHL recommends you have the cutting blades
resharpened by a STIHL dealer.
WARNING
■ The teeth of the cutting blades are very sharp.
This may result in the user cutting themselves.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant
material.
► Switch off the long-reach hedge trimmer and
remove the battery.

19 Troubleshooting

19.1 Troubleshooting the Hedge Trimmer and Battery
Fault LEDs on the
battery
Hedge trimmer 1 LED flashing
does not start green.
when switched
on.
1 LED emits
red light.
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► Use a STIHL flat file to sharpen each cutting
edge on the upper blade. The file only sharp‐
ens on the forward stroke. Maintain the pre‐
scribed sharpening angle,
► Turn the long-reach hedge trimmer over.
► Sharpen the remaining cutting edges.
► Deburr each cutting edge from below.
► Turn the long-reach hedge trimmer over.
► Deburr the remaining cutting edges.
► Use a damp cloth to remove the filing dust.
► Spray both sides of cutting blades with STIHL
resin solvent.
► Switch on the long-reach hedge trimmer for 5
seconds.
The cutting blades run. STIHL resin solvent is
distributed evenly.
► If you have any doubts, be sure to consult a
STIHL dealer.

18 Repairing

18.1
The hedge trimmer, cutting blades and battery
cannot be repaired by the user.
► If the hedge trimmer or cutting blades are
damaged: Do not use your hedge trimmer and
contact your STIHL servicing dealer.
► If the battery has a malfunction or is damaged:
Replace the battery.
Cause
State of charge of the
battery is too low.
The battery is too
warm or too cold.
Repairing the Hedge Trimmer
and Battery
Remedy
► Charge battery as described in the User
Manual for chargers STIHL AL 101, 301,
301-4, 500.
► Remove the battery.
► Allow the battery to cool down or warm
up.
17 Maintenance
20.2.
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