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WORKLIGHT COMES ON, BUT THE MOTOR WILL NOT START
The battery will not slide fully into the handle, stay retained, or release normally.
The trigger lights the work area, but the motor stays silent and the quick-release chuck does not turn.
The battery will not slide in, click into place, release, or remain secure in the handle.
The battery stops before the fully seated position and the charger cannot begin a normal charge. No visible charger crack, conductive debris, or swollen pack has yet been confirmed.
The trigger lights the work area, but the motor stays silent and the anvil does not move.
BATTERY WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, OR RELEASE
The battery will not insert fully, click into place, remain retained, or release normally.
A compatible V20 battery starts onto the tool rails but binds before reaching the normal seated and latched position.
The battery will not slide fully into the handle, lock in place, stay retained, or release normally.
BATTERY SEATS BUT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED
The Saw Starts, Then Shuts Off Abruptly Under Load
The battery reaches the normal seated position, but the release latch does not retain it and the pack can slide away without pressing the release button.
THE BATTERY WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, RELEASE, OR STAY SECURE
FM-02: FM-02 BATTERY WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, OR RELEASE
FM-02: FM-02 WORKLIGHT COMES ON, BUT THE MOTOR WILL NOT START
FM-02: PACK WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, OR RELEASE
FM-02: FM-02 BATTERY WILL NOT CHARGE OR CHARGER NEVER REACHES READY
FM-02: FM-02 THE BATTERY WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, RELEASE, OR STAY SECURE
FM-02: BATTERY WILL NOT SLIDE FULLY INTO OR SEAT IN THE CHARGER
FM-02: FM-02 BATTERY WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, OR RELEASE
FM-02: FM-02 BATTERY WILL NOT SEAT, LATCH, OR RELEASE
FM-02: The Saw Starts, Then Shuts Off Abruptly Under Load
FM-11: No-Load Blade Speed Is Low, Surges, Or Cuts In And Out Before Touching Wood
FM-13: The Saw Or Gearcase Becomes Abnormally Hot Or Smells Hot Without Smoke Or Sparks
FM-14: Electrical Hazard - Liquid, Smoke, Sparks, Melting, Or Burning Odor
FM-10: The Motor Stops But The Electric Brake No Longer Reduces Blade Coast
FM-16: Immediate Battery, Electrical, Liquid, Or Structural Hazard
FM-18: The Blade Stalls, Binds, Pinches, Or The Saw Kicks Back In The Cut
FM-19: The Saw Cuts Slowly, Feels Weak, Burns Wood, Or Leaves A Rough Cut
FM-23: The Cutting Depth Will Not Set, Lock, Hold, Or Reach Its Normal Range
FM-26: The Upper Guard, Housing, Main Handle, Or Auxiliary Handle Is Cracked Or Loose
FM-03: The Saw Starts, Then Cuts Out With The Trigger Held
FM-04: The Battery Will Not Install, Latch, Or Release From The Saw