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Help with Electric Hedge Trimmer
I have a Black&Decker electric hedge trimmer - you know the kind, with the
thumb safety, the index finger trigger, and the 2-3 ft long shears, which operates on electrical power from a cord plugged into an outlet. All of a sudden the unit keeps cutting off even with the trigger held. The cord is firmly seated for electrical continuity. At one point I had severed the power cord, repaired it, so was thinking it was the cord, but even with a new replacement cord the symptom persists, and I do get the intermittent brief "on" with the original cord. The original cord does provide power for other things, so it is not the cord, but perhaps the severing shorted something in the trimmer? Here's the peculiarity: If I rotate the unit so that it is upside down, it runs. As soon as I rotate it rightside up, it conks out again. Any ideas as to what this is, and if it is easily repairable, or do I just need to buy a new one? |
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