Instruction Manual

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Fault LEDs on the
battery
Cause Remedy
No electrical contact
between the hedge
trimmer and battery.
Remove the battery.
Clean electrical contacts in the battery
compartment.
Insert battery.
Hedge trimmer or bat‐
tery damp.
Allow hedge trimmer or battery to dry.
Hedge trimmer
cuts out during
operation.
3 LEDs light
up red.LEDs
light up red.
Hedge trimmer is too
hot.
Remove the battery.
Allow the hedge trimmer to cool down.
There is an electrical
fault.
Remove battery and reinsert it.
Switch on the hedge trimmer.
Hedge trimmer
runtime is too
short.
The battery is not fully
charged.
Fully charge the battery.
The battery service
life has been excee‐
ded.
Replace battery.
Charging does
not start when
the battery is
inserted into the
charger.
1 LED emits
red light.
The battery is too
warm or too cold.
Leave battery inserted in charger.
Charging starts automatically as soon as
the permitted temperature range is rea‐
ched.
17.2 Troubleshooting Charger
Condition LED on Char‐
ger
Cause Remedy
Battery not being
charged.
LED flashes
red.
No electrical contact
between charger and
battery.
Remove the battery.
Clean contacts on charger.
Fit the battery.
Malfunction in char‐
ger.
Do not use the charger and contact your
STIHL servicing dealer.
18 Specifications
18.1 STIHL HSA 56 Hedge Trimmer
Approved battery: STIHL AK
Weight without battery: 2.9 kg
For battery life see www.stihl.com/battery-life.
18.2 Cutting Blades
Tooth spacing: 30 mm
Cutting length: 450 mm
Sharpening angle: 35°
18.3 STIHL AK Battery
Battery technology: Lithium-ion
Voltage: 36 V
Capacity in Ah: see rating label
Energy content in Wh: see rating label
Weight in kg: see rating label
Permissible temperature range for operation
and storage: -10°C to +50°C
18.4 Charger STIHL AL 101
Rated voltage: see rating plate
Frequency: see rating plate
Rated power: see rating plate
Charging current: see rating plate
Permissible temperature range for use and
storage: + 5 °C to + 40 °C
The charging times are indicated at
www.stihl.com/charging-times.
18.5 Extension Cords
If an extension cord is used, the cross sectional
area of its conductors must meet the following
minimum requirements – depending on the line
voltage and length of the extension cord:
If rated voltage on the rating label is 220V to
240V:
Cord length up to 20 m: AWG 15 / 1.5 mm²
Cord length 20 m up to 50 m: AWG 13 /
2.5 mm²
English 18 Specifications
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