Troubleshooting Guide - EINHELL BG-LC 1815 T Originalbetriebsanleitung

11. Troubleshooting guide

Caution!
Before troubleshooting, switch off the equipment and remove the battery.
The table below contains a list of fault symptoms and explains what you can do to remedy the problem
if your equipment fails to work properly. If the problem still persists after working through the list, please
contact your nearest service workshop.
Fault
Chainsaw does not - Battery empty
work at all - Battery is not correctly inserted
Chainsaw operates - Loose connection (external)
intermittently - Loose connection (internal)
- ON/OFF switch defective
Saw chain is dry - No oil in the tank
- Vent in the oil tank cap is blocked
- Oil outlet is blocked
Chain/guide bar - No oil in the tank
is hot - Vent in the oil tank cap is blocked
- Oil outlet is blocked
- Chain is blunt
- Chain is overtensioned
Chainsaw judders, - Chain is undertensioned
vibrates or does not - Chain is blunt
saw properly - Chain is worn
- Saw teeth point in the wrong direc-
tion
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Possible cause
- Charge battery
- Remove battery and insert again
(see 5.5)
- Consult a specialist workshop.
- Consult a specialist workshop.
- Consult a specialist workshop.
- Top up with oil
- Clean the oil tank cap
- Clear the oil outlet
- Top up with oil
- Clean the oil tank cap
- Clear the oil outlet
- Re-sharpen or replace the chain
- Check the chain tension
- Adjust the chain tension
- Re-sharpen or replace the chain
- Replace the chain
- Refi t the chain with the teeth facing
in the correct direction
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Remedy
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