Victa 82V 1687892 Questions & Answers

Pull back the lever then hold the button at the same time. Cheers

Yep, you have to hold the button, then pull the lever back. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Push the white plastic flap down. The first time you do it it snaps and you think that you have broken it but you haven’t. Should be easy to slide out of mower then. It should just slide out naturally from the charger. Cheers

Sounds very unusual. Dust or debris on the contact?

It should just slide out. It isn't retained in the charger by any clip. It's only held there by gravity.

Thanks, it’s really tight and I have arthritic hands. I’ll keep trying.

Good luck!

As far as I know they have not. They are still online at bunnings and I saw stocks at bunnings the other day. Anyway I have enough batteries and chargers to last me a long time. I have a few of the 82V gardens tools. I always bought the garden tool with the charger and battery, so I have spares.

Same at our local Bunnings. I noticed a pole pruner has been added to the 82 volt line, so I assume they are continuing with this format.

i just went to my Bunnings and they have no kits of the 82v and selling skin only. Im not sure why and they have stated all the 82v batteries are under recall but do not no why. Anyone have any further information?

Fully charged I reckon.

Four blues = fully charged.

One = charging time.

It takes less than two hours to charge (although I've never timed it!). The green light on the charger flashes during charging, then goes out when fully charged. You can check the condition of the battery by pushing the button on the face of the battery. The leds will all light up when fully charged.

Thanks big-m.

How old is the battery? If it's under warranty, I'd take it straight back to the retailer. If it's old, and has been successfully charged previously, then it may need replacement. I'm assuming that you are placing the battery in the charger properly??

yes, Iv its been sent to be fix and they will give me a new battery, its only been charge once from new .
thanks for your reply David

No worries.

The battery is very difficult to install into the battery bay, particularly on the mower. It requires a good shove to get it to lock in. It may be this simple. Likewise it's hard to get out, and the metal clip that holds it in needs a good hard push to release it.

I'm assuming the battery shows four led lights after charging, etc?

As big-m stated make sure you have pushed the battery in until it clicks and can not be pulled out. Just for info when removing the battery push the battery in against the spring tension then press the metal clip. Much easier. If the battery is installed properly. Sorry if you know this but when starting first hold the blue safety button in and then while still pushing the safety button in squeeze the start handle in. The motor should slowly start (it has a soft start system. Then release the blue safety button but keep holding the handle in. I do not leave my battery in the mower when not in use. You may have dirty battery terminals. Try pushing the blue safety switch in several times to clean terminals. If any of these do not help I guess return to the retailer.

I found the same thing happen to me!!! Embarrassing at the time because I was showing a friend how good the mower was and then, couldn't start it! I hadn't used the mower for a while and couldn't get it through to my thick head that I needed to depress the blue button first - before pulling on the handle lever. I was doing it the other way around. Once I got the sequence right - away we went! Yes I know - first class dummy to say the least!

Yes, there is a metal latch at the top of the battery compartment which is very tight. It does take a fair push to get it to lock in. There is no latch at the bottom of the battery. The latch requires a fairly hard push to make it release the battery as well, but you will know when it is released because the battery pops out a couple of centimeters. I have the chainsaw as well, but the latch seems much easier on that. I hope this helps!

I agree with big-m. The battery does seem to require an extra hard push to get it to insert. As far as releasing it again - I was very surprised at how hard I needed to push down on the release clip! In fact when it does release. it does so suddenly and the considerable pressure and energy applied at the time transfers to my thumb (which is what I tend to use) which then sometimes produces something akin to receiving a small shock to the thumb joint. Don't know if anyone else experiences this as well. I'd be interested to know if they do.

Push the battery in slightly and hold while pushing the release lever, will come out much nicer.

Yes, I have inadvertently left one on for weeks with no ill effect. The charger measures the battery voltage and only charges as necessary.

Depends how long - if it isn't to be used for a considerable period of time - say over winter - take the battery off the charger and store the battery at a reduced rate of about a third the normal charge..

I bought a power outlet timer from Target so I can charge to 3 bars instead of full. To help extend the life of the battery. Bonus is you can leave the battery in the charger. Get the simple countdown timers. Digital timers too fiddly to programme.

Mine is over a year old and cuts low enough for me. Any lower would scalp the grass, which, from my observation, some people seem to like to do.

if the battery works in your whipper sniper for 20 min, then there is something wrong with the Mower. You will have to ask at the place where you bought it. My whipper sniper works for about 20-30 min, and the Mower for 20-30 min too. LOL, I did not time it, butI get my back yard and front done with the sniper which is about 70 linear meters...
I hope that helps

No, it's a push mower.

You have to press down really hard till
you hear a click. I spent ages trying to remove mine. Didnt help that the manual said the release button was at the bottom of the battery.

Take it back to the retailer who are obligated to arrange for repairs or replacement.

The keys may be available from a USA source as the mower is the same as the Snapper XD 82V MAX Electric Cordless 21-Inch Lawnmower, sold on Amazon and other sites.

Yes I've tried to return it but they have said to take it elsewhere..for a victa repairer. .n they dont do electric. So a big fat loss of money as it's a country town so no options.

Push the battery harder into its slot while operating the release lever. It's not obvious but it works!

You can push to battery white parts together when you pull from mower. If you pull just battery body(blue parts) not come out .

I was getting desperate trying to remove the battery. Thank you so much for suggesting that we push the battery harder into its slot. I tried this, and it worked first time!

That's sounds like the low battery warning. Try charging the battery fully again.