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Lawn mower when testing your battery devices far better than cable mower
Mower at Stiftung Warentest: The cutting performance depends on exactly what battery you have purchased.
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Big Surprise in the new Test of power lawn mowers: battery mower outclass devices with power cord – ideal for small-to medium-sized surfaces.
Battery or cable, the question arises in the case of smaller and medium-sized gardens in the choice of the lawn mower. The Stiftung Warentest has tested nine of equipment Sets, with one or two batteries and six devices with a network connection. Surprise: In the case of medium-sized surfaces of the battery-powered devices now work better than the cable devices. However, they are also more expensive.
The devices are suitable for areas of about 500 square meters. Probably the lawn and not plot noticed. Most of the plots of new buildings have far less mowing area. The advantage of the battery-powered devices is simple: The engine is weaker, but drag is not a cord to be pulled, around trees and garden furniture handles, and also an electrical outlet required. In the case of a square lawn is cleared of the operation of a cable mower is easier.
Smaller and weaker
In comparison to Benzinmähern the track width of all the power devices is low, besides, you have no drive to the wheels, so you want to be pushed. Of the nine new battery devices in the Test, six achieved a good overall grade. Overall, the range has increased. Four battery mower create today about 400 square meters. As to be expected, varies in the range of the height and strength of the lawn. Strong, damp Grass need more power.
The cable devices cost 80 to 170 euros. You are so very cheap. But many of them are no good. Some of the mower, there were no 300 stakes, then the coal were worn brushes in the Motor. Well, only a device of Stihl was.
The guile of the system battery
Most of the battery-powered devices in the Test system batteries, and also work with other devices of the brand (“shock to the Test of removable batteries: cheap brands are good, Top brand cuts off the poor”). That sounds good, but it also means that you can consistently buy only devices of a brand. Four mowers in the Test achieved the specified performance. Recharge can take up to four hours, the charging process will take.
Here you have to be careful but what a compilation have chosen the product testers at time of purchase. All system devices offer simple, slow and fast, expensive chargers. Also, you can combine the mower with one, two or three replacement batteries corresponding to the area of performance when the same device is changed.
Several of the mower should not only be able to mow the lawn, but also mulching. The cut grass is collected in a basket, but remains finely chopped on the lawn. However, in the case of the tested devices, no special Mulching blades were not there, the power is sufficient in the case of electric devices. Mulching could, therefore, none of the goods are located tester.
Cable devices to cheap for the load
The performance of the cable devices with only one good copy makes a little scare. In principle, their engines have more Power, in practice, almost all of the devices tested have any infirmity. It is assumed that the low price level at the most Necessary is saved.
The best battery mower Einhell GE-CM 36/36 Li. It costs 320 € (RRP). The verdict: “He mows dry, damp and high grass well, is easy to use and very robust.” The einhell mower is powered by the removable battery of the X-Change system, you can increase the capacity easily. Here is the Einhell cordless mower available. The best cable mower Stihl RME 235. It costs 149 euros, or half, mowing but can also be only satisfactory. Brands you can trust, unfortunately. Here are the electric model of Stihl. Einhell of the best battery mower, but also the worst cable mower. The Einhell GC-EM 1536 is simply inadequate. He mows well, if he works at all, because in the duration of the test, the engine was early.
More gasoline devices
The powerful Alternative to petrol mowers are. You loose to work on large surfaces, with a wide track and the drive of its own much effort. With the mulching blades you will not need to collect the grass clippings. The disadvantage is that you have to fiddle around with a petrol canister. At the first start of the year, sometimes issues arise and the candle needs to be replaced. For the elderly and weak persons in the manual Starting of the engine by means of a cord is too heavy, you would need to resort to a gasoline engine with electric starter. Good petrol mowers are generally more stable than the devices in the Test, but also far more expensive.
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