Husqvarna battery trimmer issue

[mark merritt]

Does anyone know why the power fluctuates on battery Husqvarna trimmers. I have two sets that now do it, they won't run at a consistent level they seem to have power surges . Any help appreciated. 

[Treemover]

Both mine do this if the blades are damaged or catching or there’s debris in the blades; 

 

have you lubed the blades as well? 

[Brushcutter]

Is your trigger ok. My 520 has a trigger that doesn't work very well. 

[adw]

The trigger switch is a plunger style variable speed, I would say this is an issue with this switch, it is just a plug and play once you split the two halves.

[Suffolk Dave]

Just found this , yes my battery long reach does this, had some form of slip clutch(yes I know it not a clutch , can't remember the technical name !)replaced in the motor head, work ok for a while now doing it again

[Shaunpaul]

On 06/11/2024 at 07:12, mark merritt said:

Does anyone know why the power fluctuates on battery Husqvarna trimmers. I have two sets that now do it, they won't run at a consistent level they seem to have power surges . Any help appreciated. 

I’ve had a few do this both in and out of warranty, it’s usually the control/wiring assembly. There’s no east way to fault find other than if you have a spare one to swap over and try. For me they’re just problem after problem. If they stop completely it’s usually the switch in the head where it pivots or the main control unit in the housing near the battery. I’ve got 5 sets in various states from removing parts do donate to another set. I wouldn’t go back to them after having the battery Stihl version for over 18 months with no issues.

[monkeybusiness]

Husky battery kit is dog toffee sadly - really really unreliable expensive crap.

[adw]

Very harsh, can you elaborate a little, is the competition much better and why?

[Mick Dempsey]

I have only minor problems with my husky battery stuff.

Would recommend.

[monkeybusiness]

15 hours ago, adw said:

Very harsh, can you elaborate a little, is the competition much better and why?

I have a mountain of Makita battery kit that always works, every item every time.

I bought into the Husky battery gear and almost immediately had an expensive charger fail - a bit of research showed that it is a common unfixable fault (essentially it is a throw-away item if still under warranty - madness!). The main reason for buying into the Husky battery kit was their long reach hedge cutter - we use it for less than a fortnight per year on a couple of repeat jobs. This blew its gearbox casing within its first week of use - again, a bit of research showed this to be a very common fault! It has since been a disaster of a tool with repeat wiring problems through the knuckle joint, and is currently languishing in the back of the shed not working as I can’t be arsed investigating it yet again. 
We do have a top-handle which hasn’t yet broken, and the batteries themselves have been good. I won’t invest further into the brand’s battery offerings though, as my experiences to date suggest maximum pricing with minimum quality unfortunately.