Instruction Manual

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Fault LEDs on the
battery
Cause Remedy
Insert battery.
Switch on the hedge trimmer.
If 3 LEDs continue to flash red: Do not
use your hedge trimmer and contact your
STIHL servicing dealer for assistance.
The cutting blades do
not run freely.
Spray both sides of cutting blades with
STIHL resin solvent.
If 3 LEDs continue to flash red: Do not
use your hedge trimmer and contact your
STIHL servicing dealer for assistance.
3 LEDs emit
red light.
Hedge trimmer is too
hot.
Remove the battery.
Allow the hedge trimmer to cool down.
4 LEDs
flash red.
There is a fault in the
battery.
Remove battery and reinsert it.
Switch on the hedge trimmer.
If 4 LEDs continue to flash red: Do not
use the battery and contact your STIHL
dealer for assistance.
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 emit
red light.
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.
Recharge the battery fully as described in
the User Manual for the STIHL AL 101,
300, 500 chargers.
The battery life has
been exceeded.
Replace battery.
18 Specifications
18.1 STIHL HSA 66, HSA 86 Hedge
Trimmers
HSA 66
Approved batteries:
STIHL AP
STIHL AR
Weight without battery: 3.1 kg
HSA 86
Approved batteries:
STIHL AP
STIHL AR
Weight without battery:
HSA 86, blade length 450 mm: 3.0 kg
HSA 86, blade length 620 mm: 3.3 kg
For battery life see www.stihl.com/battery-life.
18.2 Cutting Blades
HSA 66
Tooth spacing: 30 mm
Cutting length: 500 mm
Sharpening angle: 35°
HSA 86
Tooth spacing: 33 mm
Cutting length: 450 mm or 620 mm
Sharpening angle: 45°
18.3 STIHL AP 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
English 18 Specifications
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