On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 8:30:15 AM UTC-4, Bod wrote:
On 11/06/2021 13:23, wrote:
I just bought a new battery powered weed whacker that has
the idiotic and wasteful auto-feed feature.
After an hour or two of thinking about how to disable / bypass it -
a lightbulb came on and I did a youtube search -
- first hit ! :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7I2uX8ziZ4

I haven't tried it yet but will-do later today.
The idiotic reply to this problem, from Ryobi, was to
1. don't start-stop so much when using
2. buy our other model that costs 2 X the price
Gee thanks Ryobi ...
John T.

I use a Tap and Go type Strimmer (Trimmer) which only feeds extra line
when the line is too short to cut, just tap the machine on the grass
then it auto lengthens to the correct length.
It's also a twin feed.

Same here. You tap it until it lets out enough new line that you can hear it
making a fuss. The fuss is the end of the line hitting the metal edge that trims
it off at the correct length. The one I have now is a Troybilt multi-function one.
The ends can be changed to either a string trimmer or a blade type lawn edger.
It works great, except for the usual BS with the carb fouling and not being able
to adjust the carb because the hippies locked the screws up.