Review of Husky 542ixp battery saw.

[Stere]

Im confused

 

I thought a  narrow kerf & smaller pitch  would be  best is for not bogging down with batteries?

 

Also be less  snatchy on small wood....

 

Also lopro  comes in   2 different bar  gauges...

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 18:55 by Stere

[Bolt]

 

3/8 .050 gauge.

 

I assumed that a full chisel chain would be a more efficient cut than a semi, added to the fact that I reckon it’s easier to get it bitchin’ sharp than some chains, so I find it works on battery saws very pleasantly (ymmv)

 

If you try to bog it, it will bog, so whilst cutting, some skill does get involved occasionally.

[Bolt]

If you already have the bars and chains from other saws, all you need is a compatible drive sprocket:

 

590 08 77-01 Husqvarna 3/8 Lo Pro Sprocket for 535iXP, 536Li, 540i

WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK

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Husqvarna 3/8 lo pro Sprocket 436Li, T535iXP, 535iXP, T536LiXP, 536LiXP, 536LiPT5, 536LiPX...

 

£15 to experiment.

 

[JonnoR]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

The stock chain is unpleasant to sharpen, plus getting it nicely tight seems to be problematic.

I've got the rear handled version mate, and I initially found the same thing.  I knock the gullet out of her every other sharpening, and sharpen it at a less steep angle and it's fine now.  They don't really last that long on anything dirty, but clean 20cm hornbeam she'll just need a quick sharpen when I change over batteries.

[peatff]

21 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

The big plus is the lack of noise

It quotes the noise level at 106dB which is 1dB less than a 550xp 🤨

[5thelement]

54 minutes ago, peatff said:

It quotes the noise level at 106dB which is 1dB less than a 550xp 🤨

I think it’s the silence between the cuts, aiding communication, that he is getting at, not the actual dB level.

[Bolt]

41 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

I think it’s the silence between the cuts, aiding communication, that he is getting at, not the actual dB level.

That, but also consider that the dB scale is not linear, and each 3dB increase represents a doubling of sound energy.

[Mick Dempsey]

3 minutes ago, Bolt said:

That, but also consider that the dB scale is not linear, and each 3dB increase represents a doubling of sound energy.

I was wondering about that. 
I tend to use my ears to gauge noise. 
is it uncomfortably loud? Yes/no