RED MAX

[Dennis]

I have a redmax BP blower, bought this year in april.
I have not seen a post with my particular prob. hope someone can help.
While I am using it usually at full speed, when I touch the speed control to adj. I get shocked, sometimes very small sometimes it hurts bad mommy.
I am sure it's from static but don't know what to do.
Any Ideas??

[Keith]

Does it have the ground wire running from the engine to the tube like the Shindaiwa?

[little green guy]

That happens to me all the time too. I just live with it, I guess you could wear a pair of gloves or something though.

[Dennis]

Keith
To be honest I have failed to check the ground..(duh)
And I am a mechanical engineer.
But I heard of a rocket scientist in Fl. that couldn't fill out a voting form.
But back to the prob. did you have a reason for asking about the ground?
thanks for the help so far

[Keith]

Disregard my first post, that shouldn't affect it. On second thought you may be touching something that is directly connected to the kill switch. Try taking the control apart and use electrical tape to isolate the switch. In other words cover the metal contacts.

[Dennis]

OK that sounds like a good place to start.
Thanks

[Keith]

Real quick though...were talking about a 6200 series? The controls are left handed?

Does it feel like a static shock or is a constant pulse?

[bob]

I have a Redmax 6200 that gives me a mild shock. Usually when I wear cotton gloves.

[Hardy Enterprises]

Keith your first comment was right on. I have a Shindaiwa eb630. When I first bought it they had forgotten to put the grounding wires on it and whenever you touched the speed controls it would shock you pretty bad. Since they installed the grounding wires (one going to the speed control and one attaching to the blower tube) it has not shocked me one time. One other note, I noticed that before having it fixed it usually shocked the worse when ever you had a cloud of dust stirred up. I think the static charge was building up from the dust particles.

Dennis do you still work as an engineer? I am also a mechanical engineer, but I know operate a lanscape and irrigation company full time.

Jay

[Dennis]

Keith
Yes it is a 6200 with lefthand controls

Jay
Yes still work FT for Zipper manuf.

I will check the ground this weekend
Thanks for the replys

[jeffyr]

I have the same problem with my 6200. I use it to wake up on those early mornings....feels kinda like touching a 9volt battery to your tongue !

[leeslawncare]

Same here ! i thought it was just me.

[Mark]

One of my trimmers does the same thing, mine is the ground. Just a little electrical tape and its fixed. Works for me.

[Scotty]

Dennis
I have had the same problem on my 6200 Redmax, shocking me when touching the throttle. I found that the throttle cable and the spark plug wire were touching in the area behind the carb. The wires were not worn through; however as I said before, they were touching. I moved them apart and the problem stopped. It worked for me.