Important Safety Instructions; Battery Warnings And Instructions - Stihl AR 1000 Manual De Instrucciones

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
5.1

Battery Warnings and Instructions

WARNING
￭ Use of STIHL AR batteries for any purpose other than
powering the STIHL tools listed below could lead to
personal injury and property damage. Use only with the
following STIHL power tools:
– STIHL MSA chain saws (see important exceptions
below)
– STIHL HTA pole pruners
– STIHL FSA trimmers and brush cutters
– STIHL HSA hedge trimmers
– STIHL HLA extended reach hedge trimmers
– STIHL BGA blowers
￭ Do not use STIHL AR batteries with STIHL TSA cut-off
machines or STIHL RMA lawn mowers. Use with these
products could lead to severe personal injury and property
damage from entanglement of the connecting cord, loss of
control, or loss of balance.
￭ Do not use STIHL AR batteries with STIHL MSA
top - handle chain saws while climbing in a tree for in-tree
surgery and maintenance. Use could lead to severe
personal injury and property damage from entanglement
of the connecting cord, loss of control, or loss of balance.
Always use a lift bucket for in-tree surgery and
maintenance if using an AR battery with a MSA top-handle
chain saw. Do not climb in the tree with an AR battery.
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￭ Use of unauthorized chargers can damage the battery and
result in fire, explosion and personal injury and property
damage.
– Charge STIHL AR batteries only with genuine STIHL
AL 300 or STIHL AL 500 series chargers.
￭ The battery contains safety features and devices which, if
damaged, may allow the battery to generate heat, rupture,
leak, ignite or explode.
– Never heat the battery above 212 °F
(100 °C).
– Never incinerate or place the battery on
or near fires, stoves or other high-
temperature locations.
– Never use or charge a malfunctioning, damaged,
cracked, leaking or deformed battery.
– Never open, disassemble, crush, drop, subject to
heavy impact or otherwise damage the battery.
– Never expose the battery to microwaves or high
pressures.
– Never insert objects into the battery's cooling slots.
– Never sit or stand on the battery. Never place
objects on the battery or stack batteries on top of
one another.
￭ High temperatures may cause the battery to generate
heat, rupture, leak, ignite or explode, resulting in severe or
fatal personal injury and property damage. Exposure to
temperatures outside the recommended temperature
range may also reduce battery life and performance.
– Use and store the battery only within an
ambient temperature range of 14 °F to
122 °F (-10 °C to 50 °C).
– Never store the battery in direct sunlight
or inside a vehicle in hot weather.
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