Help! My Ego electric mower won't start

Anonymous
Ws mowing this weekend with my beloved electric Ego (which is only about 1 year old). The grass was a bit higher than normal and slightly wet...So the little light flickered a bit and then died. The battery works just fine (tried it in my neighbor's Ego and it worked fine). I cleaned out the undercarriage (and yes, there was a lot of grass stuck in it). But it still isn't starting....DH gets home Saturday and will not be happy about this...Any ideas? Anyone experience something similar?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Ws mowing this weekend with my beloved electric Ego (which is only about 1 year old). The grass was a bit higher than normal and slightly wet...So the little light flickered a bit and then died. The battery works just fine (tried it in my neighbor's Ego and it worked fine). I cleaned out the undercarriage (and yes, there was a lot of grass stuck in it). But it still isn't starting....DH gets home Saturday and will not be happy about this...Any ideas? Anyone experience something similar?


He better not give you a hard time.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ws mowing this weekend with my beloved electric Ego (which is only about 1 year old). The grass was a bit higher than normal and slightly wet...So the little light flickered a bit and then died. The battery works just fine (tried it in my neighbor's Ego and it worked fine). I cleaned out the undercarriage (and yes, there was a lot of grass stuck in it). But it still isn't starting....DH gets home Saturday and will not be happy about this...Any ideas? Anyone experience something similar?


He better not give you a hard time.


Well, I hope not too. lol...But it's frustrating that I have no idea how it happened. I've used it a ton, so I feel like I generally know what I am doing.
Anonymous
Is it brushless? If not, your brush and commutator might be eroded, and in need of replacement.

Did you find a reset bulb or button somewhere on your machine? Press it and see what happens.

If your machine starts with a key, it might be dirty or bent and not making contact.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Is it brushless? If not, your brush and commutator might be eroded, and in need of replacement.

Did you find a reset bulb or button somewhere on your machine? Press it and see what happens.

If your machine starts with a key, it might be dirty or bent and not making contact.


No idea what a brush and commutator are...but I will look for a restart button. It does have a key too. I hate to take the thing apart, but I guess I had better.
Anonymous
Leggo my ego
Anonymous
It probably has an overload or thermal protective circut breaker (or fusible link) that has tripped or blown.

Get your voltmeter and start checking continuity for the switch circuits, then move on to motor circuits.
Anonymous
Call the Ego helpline. Tell them the mower just stopped working. Don't go into "wet grass, etc". They have a 5 year warranty and are supposed to be pretty good about it.

Here's a tip with this mower, bag the grass. It takes longer but that prevents the mulch from clogging and the engine doesn't have to work overtime so the battery lasts longer. You might have overworked the engine mowing in the tall grass and burned something. How many weeks did you not mow? We routinely mow once every 3 weeks at this point because of the weather and it works fine..
Anonymous
It's weird how gas mowers don't have problems like that. They just work.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It's weird how gas mowers don't have problems like that. They just work.


Cute.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It's weird how gas mowers don't have problems like that. They just work.


Right, because gas mowers are actually simpler mechanically and no one I know has ever had a problem with bad gas or plugs or a carburetor causing a mower not to start.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's weird how gas mowers don't have problems like that. They just work.


Right, because gas mowers are actually simpler mechanically and no one I know has ever had a problem with bad gas or plugs or a carburetor causing a mower not to start.


Actually they ARE pretty simple. Ever take one apart? There's pretty much nothing that can't be fixed or replaced on one in less than an hour, right down to the piston and connecting rod.
Anonymous
Actually they ARE pretty simple. Ever take one apart? There's pretty much nothing that can't be fixed or replaced on one in less than an hour, right down to the piston and connecting rod.


+1 . They are amazing in their simplicity and function. Look at all the machines and vehicles that single stroke engines power.
Anonymous
OMG. Who cares about your gas mower? Why are you even on this thread.

It's like there is a legion of gas fanatics (not simply gas powered engine owners--because most don't give a fig one way or the other) but FANATICS who somehow feel threatened by electric engines. And they have to let the world know how superior their sh1t is.

Why?
Anonymous
we traded in our gas mover for an electric one (also an Ego). Such a pleasure. Just press a button and it goes on, so much lighter and quieter. I will never own a gas one again. OP I hope Ego is helpful to you as I love their mower.
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