Sunlawn 9-Inch 12 Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer #BTE-1 Review
Trimmer arrived promptly and in good condition. The trimmer is good for light maintenance trimming of grass. The light weight of the trimmer makes it good for reaching into tight spots. It is not so good for initial clearing of an area over grown with tough weeds. It is a good supplement for a gas trimmer for lighter work but not a replacement for clearing badly over grown spots.
Sunlawn 9-Inch 12 Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer #BTE-1 Feature
- Battery - 12V / 3.4 Ah, Charging time - approx. 5 - 8 hours
- Constant run time with full charge - 30 minutes
- Spool - Replaceable cartridge (1 included, replacements in packs of 2)
- Maximum trimming rpm - 9500 rpm
- Weight of trimmer - 1.4 kg (3.1 lbs), Weight of battery pack - 1.8 kg (4 lbs.)
Sunlawn 9-Inch 12 Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer #BTE-1 Overview
Battery - 12V / 3.4 AhCharging time - approx. 5 - 8 hoursConstant run time with full charge - 30 minutesTrimmer cord gauge - 1.4 mm (0.055 inch)Spool - Replaceable cartridge (1 included, replacements in packs of 2)Trimming width - 230 mm (9 inches)Cord reserve - 6 m (approx. 20 feet)Trimming cords - 1Weight of trimmer - 1.4 kg (3.1 lbs)Weight of battery pack - 1.8 kg (4 lbs.)Maximum trimming rpm - 9500 rpm
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DO NOT BUY SUNLAWN PRODUCTS - 6080 - Sacramento, CA
SUNLAWN HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS & IS NOT HONORING THEIR WARRANTIES. IVE HAD THE SAME PART BREAK TWICE IN ONE YEAR. AVOID SUNLAWN PRODUCTS
Don't bother - S. Cauffman - Irvine, CA
The separate, shoulder-mounted battery is great, making the hand-held part as light as most plug-in electric trimmers. It seems to have a bit more torque than the cheapo plug-in trimmer I had before, though not enough to consider it professional-grade, by any means. Battery life is enough to edge a very small southern-california postage-stamp-sized yard (maybe a few hundred linear feet of edging).
The problem I've encountered is that, while the cutting cord will spin freely when the trimmer is not actively trimming, when I start to trim, the cord is deflected into the top of the safety cover, chopping the cord to a length of about 2 inches -- rendering it too short to cut effectively or to "self-feed" to the proper length by the usual method of tapping the spinning head on the ground. I ended up having to stop every few feet to manually pull out more string. I have found that this problem can be overcome by removing the safety cover entirely, but of course this is highly inadvisable, and I am certainly not suggesting that you do so.
If not for the finicky relationship between the cutting cord and the safety cover, I would have rated this trimmer with 5 stars instead of 2.
2-MONTH UPDATE (June, 2009): After a handful of charge/discharce cycles, battery life has decreased to less than a minute. After a full 12 hours of charging, the trimmer will spin fast enough to cut for a few seconds, and then slows to a low RPM that can't cut. This, despite the manual saying the lead-acid battery does not develop a memory. Revise rating to zero stars.
Great item - Justine - Portland, ME
I love my new trimmer, it is a great addition to my reel mower. Its easy to use and the instructions are easy to understand. Its great not having cords to tangle or gas to inhale.
