Husqvarna battery saw fix

[HumBurner]

That inertia break is on almost all pro saws and it’s there for a reason. It may save your butt some day.

I did some looking around this morning, and what I found confirms what you're saying. This is 25-35year old tech.

All that aside, I've still never had a saw stop on its own from kickback or dropping/rolling. The back of my left hand is positioned and ready to be able to hit the brake with the lightest flick of the wrist. Maybe I trip the brake at the same time or before the inertia activation....? I'm also applying forward/downward pressure in the events I'm cutting at or above face-height, so that if it does kickback, I can stop the saw before it hits my face.


It's interesting Husqy has chosen to use this as a selling point/highlight on the resource page. Maybe they ditched the damned brake-sensor?

 

[livemusic]

Check the video, maybe you get the answer.

Well, I am back after a long hiatus! I watched it, thanks for the video. Not sure what I learned! But what the saw does when he cuts the cookies in the locust, that is what my problem is. It just stops like it's binding up. He seems to note that this happens if he dogs into the cut. I guess he means that if he lets the saw just cut with little pressure, it does not bind / bog down?

At the very end of the video, he puts the clutch cover from the 542 onto the 540 and notes that it's a bigger gap. But I'm not sure that chips clogging up was causing the issue of cutting the locust. I guess I will have to watch it again! If the clutch covers solves it, then there's the fix. Assuming I can get the part.

I have the .325 nano bar/chain that came with the saw.

Again, this seems a flaw. I guess I have probably already complained that Husky should provide a free fix, lol. I'll have to spend close to $100 if the clutch cover is the culprit.