Instruction Manual

HLA 65, HLA 85
English
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Storing the Battery
N Take the battery out of the power
tool or the charger.
N Store indoors in a dry and safe
location. Keep out of the reach of
children and other unauthorized
persons and protected from
contamination.
N Do not store spare batteries unused
– use in rotation.
To optimize the life of the battery, store
it at a state of charge of about 30%.
Storing the Charger
N Remove the battery.
N Disconnect the plug from the wall
outlet.
N Store the charger indoors in a dry
and secure location. Keep out of the
reach of children and other
unauthorized persons and
protected from contamination.
When cutting performance and behavior
begin to deteriorate, i.e. blades
frequently snag on branches:
Resharpen the cutting blades.
It is best to have the cutting blades
resharpened by a dealer on a workshop
sharpener. STIHL recommends a STIHL
servicing dealer.
It is also possible to use a flat crosscut
sharpening file. Hold the sharpening file
at the prescribed angle (see
"Specifications").
N Only sharpen the cutting edge – do
not file blunt projecting parts of the
cutting blade or the cutting blade
guard (see "Main Parts and
Controls")
N Always file towards the cutting
edge.
N The file only sharpens on the
forward stroke – lift it off the blade
on the backstroke.
N Use a whetstone to remove burr
from cutting edge.
N Remove as little material as
possible.
N After sharpening, clean away filing
or grinding dust and then spray the
cutting blades with STIHL resin
solvent.
NOTICE
Do not operate your machine with dull or
damaged cutting blades. This may
cause overload and will give
unsatisfactory cutting results.
Sharpening Instructions