To Put The Wire Into Position With Stakes; To Bury The Boundary Wire Or The Guide Wire - Husqvarna AUTOMOWER 550 Operator's Manual

3.5.4 To install the guide wire
CAUTION:
Twinned cables, or a screw
terminal block that is insulated with
insulation tape are not satisfactory splices.
Soil moisture will cause the wire to oxidize
and after a time result in a broken circuit.
1. Open the connector and put the wire in the
connector.
2. Close the connector with a pair of pliers.
3. Cut the guide wire 1-2 cm / 0.4-0.8 in. above each
connector.
4. Push the guide wire through the slot in the
charging station plate.
5. Push the connector onto the metal pin on the
charging station with the mark "G1", if applicable,
also for "G2" and "G3".
6. Disconnect the charging station from the power
outlet.
7. Put the end of the guide wire at the eyelet on the
boundary wire.
8. Cut the boundary wire with a pair of wire cutters.
9. Connect the guide wire to the boundary wire with a
coupler.
a) Put the 2 ends of the boundary wire and the
end of the guide wire into the coupler.
Note:
Make sure that you can see the ends
of the wires through the transparent area of
the coupler.
b) Push the button on the coupler with an
adjustable pliers.
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10. Attach the guide wire to the ground with stakes or
bury the guide wire in the ground. Refer to
the wire into position with stakes on page 21 or
To bury the boundary wire or the guide wire on
page 21 .
11. Connect the charging station to the power outlet.
3.6 To put the wire into position with
stakes
CAUTION:
Make sure that the stakes
hold the boundary wire and the guide wire
against the ground.
CAUTION:
Cutting the grass too low
right after installation can damage the wire
insulation. Damage to the insulation may not
cause disruptions until several weeks or
months later.
1. Put the boundary wire and the guide wire on the
ground.
2. Put the stakes at a maximum of 30 cm / 12 in.
distance from each other.
3. Attach the stakes to the ground with a hammer or
a plastic mallet.
Note:
The wire is overgrown with grass and not visible
after a few weeks.
3.7 To bury the boundary wire or the
guide wire
• Cut a groove in the ground with an edge cutter or a
straight shovel.
• Put the boundary wire or the guide wire 1-20 cm /
0.4-8 in. into the ground.
To put
Installation - 21