Mower trouble

[drewan]

Our old Black & Decker electric mower died on Sunday. I'd first noticed an odd smell, but I didn't immediately associate it with the mower. Then the mower stopped working. Dead.

I realized something had burned out in the electric motor. Not being a mechanical guy, I didn't think I could ever fix it. So I hopped in my car, rushed over to Home Depot, and picked up one of these.

When I got home, I plug the new mower in and nothing happened. WTF! Maybe it wasn't the mower after all! Maybe it was the plug, or the outlet. I took the extension cord over to another outlet and tried starting the old mower. It started... but it was bad. Something was definitely wrong. Then I plugged in the new mower and it purred like an electric grass eating kitten.

When we check the fuse box, we saw that the fuse was blown. We reset it and all was good.

Now I'm going to sell the old mower on Craigslist as is. Maybe someone will want it for parts.

Comments

[barak.livejournal.com]

A corded lawn mower? Isn't it a pain to have to work around the electrical cord when you're mowing?

[drewan.livejournal.com]

Kind of. But I prefer that over dealing with gas and oil.

It's like vacuming the lawn.

[yarram.livejournal.com]

"vacuuming the lawn" *giggle*

I'll have to tell that to KC next time he mows... ;-)

[barak.livejournal.com]

Its too bad there's not an battery recharge option. That would make sense.

Vaccuuming the lawn. *giggle*

[drewan.livejournal.com]

There is a battery version, but I chose the cord version because the charge isn't always long enough to mow our yard.

[barak.livejournal.com]

How long does the battery last? I would think an hour or so should suffice?