Battery chainsaw questions

[walhondingnashua]

Being the first winter I've had the echo battery saw, I took it out just to make a few cuts yesterday and the saw cut out and and triggered the battery safety shut off after just a few second. The saw and battery were in the cold garage (about 35) but even after taking a battery in to warm it up a bit, still same thing. is this normal for battery saws to not work in cold temps? Big negative on battery saw if thats the case.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Being the first winter I've had the echo battery saw, I took it out just to make a few cuts yesterday and the saw cut out and and triggered the battery safety shut off after just a few second. The saw and battery were in the cold garage (about 35) but even after taking a battery in to warm it up a bit, still same thing. is this normal for battery saws to not work in cold temps? Big negative on battery saw if thats the case.

It may take longer to warm it up (2 hours), and then recharge it. Do as much as you can with it under warranty.

 

[walhondingnashua]

It may take longer to warm it up (2 hours), and then recharge it. Do as much as you can with it under warranty.

I will do that. It did the same with both batteries I have. That's a big chunk of the year cutting wood that this saw won't be worth much to me if it stays an issue.

 

[salecker]

And there is the issue with battery powered stuff, which includes vehicles.
Charging times, battery issues ...
If that happens then you are dead in the water
With gas powered stuff you at least can fix it and carry on