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The discharge time of my STIHL AR L battery is higher than the running time of the machine used. How can this be explained?

Last update:

10/11/2021

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The running time of the cordless machine is the time during which the device motor runs.
The discharge time of the battery is the time within which the battery pack is discharged.
An activated machine without a running motor has the consequence of only slightly discharging the battery pack. Therefore the discharge time of the battery can be larger than the running time of the machine.

The discharge time of my STIHL AR L battery is higher than the running time of the machine used. How can this be explained?

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