EGO POWER+ String Trimmer, Battery Powered, 15" Trimmer for Weeds and Grass with Rapid Reload, Split Shaft, Includes 56V 2.5Ah Battery and Charger - ST1502SA

Overall out of the box it looks to be a great sturdy and light weight battery power string trimmer. Worthy of 5 stars. BUT... I have yet to test this out due to this was Black Friday item and now winter time, will have to wait until spring and summer. As of now I was able to check and or test out the battery and charger. Battery came partially charged about 20% to 40%. I decided to charge the battery to full charge thereby also testing the charger. The charger : At first plug in, both red and greed light simultaneously flashes ONCE (a good sign). Upon connecting the battery, the charger started to hum from silent to loud and started to smell like something is burning. ( I got nervous and disconnect and unlatched the battery and unplug from the outlet.). Back to reading the manual (still not clue). But my understanding was the cooling fan. Research some YouTube videos. Conjured up some courage to try again. Plugged in the charger and connect the battery. Same thing as stated earlier. Held my breath and left it connected and allow it to charge (supposedly). I made sure after 15 min. to check up on it just to make sure it had not started to catch fire or exploded. So far so good. After 1hr on the charger, went to check on it; press on the battery power button and the indicator light was solid on 4 bars and 5th bar was flashing (good sign I thought). After 1 and 1/2 hr went back to check again and Bam! battery was fully charged. BUT the charge still was humming, noise was not loud but you can still hear it. Conclusion was that the loud noise was the cooling fan working to cool the charger while it was charging. This needs to be clearly stated in the manual. Once battery was fully charged I decided to dry operating the trimmer, connect the battery and squeezed both levers and Bam!......IT works. Other than that, so far I have a working product/item. Can't wait until spring/summer. Finally : I recommend this. Update (December 2023) : Got a chance to test this item on my backyard in December month. This trimmer works and operation really as expected and better than others I have own. It has power. My backyard size is 30ft X 95ft. Did the whole backyard filled with dried and dead weeds (that was still standing, 6in to knee high) just fine without using anymore string. I did not even notice that the string was jammed but was able to finish my yard. (Note : Possibly string can be easily jammed or even ran out without even knowing it, only that the string got shorter or too short). The battery used was 2 bars to do my whole backyard. Good sign that one full charge can and will do my whole back yard.

It’s a good trimmer: Pros: decent lasting quick charging battery, easy to use Cons: a little clunky to operate(kind of long) battery makes it a little on the heavy side, have heard others mention that it comes with a less than desirable cutting cord and I would have to agree. Will be replacing the string.

Much heavier than expected, but very well built and easy to use. Adding new line is very straightforward, unlike my old Ryobi. Having no cord is wonderful.

Excellent string trimmer, easy to use, and does a wonderful job. After charging the battery, it didn't take long to assemble and put it to use. Battery lasts a long time.

I was hoping it would be worth the price, but the first time I used it, it blew my mind! It is powerful, easy to assemble, and looks great. I did my entire house in less than fifteen minutes (it used to take me at least half an hour). I love it! I plan to buy some additional equipment so I can use the powerful battery with all of them!

Let me say before I start that I use many ego products and they're all excellent this was my first disappointment. The power is unbelievable as it uses egos great batteries. All the problems begin at the string trimmer head. First of all the auto feed is terrible. U will find yourself tapping it on the ground 50 times in one session. But the biggest design flaw, and I have no idea how they don't see this, is the clearance from string to the ground. Just look at the picture and it's as clear as day. The line is so far from the ground that it can't actually get down low enough to trim the weeds.Instead of the line coming out at the bottom of the reel it feeds out at the top. This forces you to hold it at an angle just to touch anything under 3 inches which essentially just digs ditches in the ground. Hovering this completely level over the ground literally Cuts nothing. My $40 Black & Decker weed wacker put it to shame. I love their products but they really need to do a complete redesign on this

I got this to replace my regular gas powered string trimmer of 20+ years and I honestly wish I would have purchased this product sooner. I already picked up an EGO lawn mower last year and have loved it, so it's a given I would also love the string trimmer equivalent as well. The batteries are useable on both devices, which is nice. The handle is of perfect thickness and the entire product has a hefty official weight and quality to it. The handle is also adjustable, so you can easily customize it's position based on your individual height. The balance of the weight is also well placed. Like I said.. I should have bought this product sooner, it's amazing in all aspects.

I Love all the EGO products that I have; snowblower/leaf blower and now the trimmer. Perfect for my 1/3 acre - the battery is awesome, and since I have several it is easy to switch out when one needs a recharge.

SOOO nice not to have to deal with gasoline and oil. Charge lasts long enough to do entire yard (60' x 160') with several gardens/trees and fences to trim around.

Great machine, arrived in a timely manner

Like any other the string gets caught and you have to take it apart to clear the jam. Otherwise it does an excellent job.

I like that it is environmentally friendly also don’t have to wear earmuffs I would like to see the battery last longer maybe if they had a five amp hour battery instead of a 2.5

The battery which has a 3 yr warranty became defective after 2 yrs and less than 25 hrs on it. Ego will not honour the warranty as Amazon purchased this item from an unauthorized distributor. Buyer beware. Check where Amazon purchases the product for warranty information before you buy.