EGO POWER+ 15" Cordless Weed Trimmer with 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.

We have been extremely happy with our EGO power tools, and this weed trimmer gets used all the time. My husband uses it regularly around our property and it has been a great addition to our outdoor equipment. One of the biggest advantages of cordless lawn equipment is being able to grab it and start working without dealing with gas or dragging an extension cord around. That's especially convenient when you have a larger property and need to move between different areas. We have had such a good experience with EGO products that it has become a brand we look at when we need additional outdoor power equipment. The trimmer is convenient, easy to grab for quick cleanup and gets plenty of use at our house.

This thing is awesome and surprised me with how much power it had. The reload function is really nice and it’s lite enough for your wife, mom or sister to use. Would definitely recommend safety glasses, this thing was throwing grass and rocks everywhere! The 2.5AH battery lasted around half an hour which gave me time to weedeat the perimeter of my double wide modular home with a large flowerbed on one side that became a little over grown with grass. The reload option was so nice and easy to use. I would recommend using thicker sized line (not the cheap thin line that Amazon says you should buy with this) and go with the 5AH battery if you have the coin. They make cheap Chinese knockoff batteries for around 80 bucks that would do the trick. This weedeater comes with a 5 year warranty and 3 year warranty on the battery so that’s super awesome. Would recommend this weedeater all day!

This Weed Trimmer is awesome. The batteries last forever. I have a blower by this brand also and it is great!!! You will not be disappointed. It is light also and not loud. Love it!!!

Very nice weed eater, decent weight and nice fit for the length of the trimmer. Very good value for money, able to cut through woody knapweed like it is nothing. No hot gas engine either making it much more comfortable on a hot day. Battery lasted for about 30 - 45 mins on a heavily over grown patch of thick woody weeds. Auto feed needs a bit of a push at times if the cord gets nicked down fast though.

I used it one time and it did a good job except it had a bump feature to extend the line and that didn’t work. Then, I tried to restring it and the procedure to do so didn’t work. I researched it online and many were having the same problem and after about a week of reading and trying different things I finally found a workaround procedure that worked. . once the line was inserted, there is a process to wrestle with the head to manually wind it into the stringer head. The instructions to wind it grab it by the bump head and wind it by hand. It wouldn’t budge an inch and that’s where I gave up. Again if you get on the Internet and check, many people are having the same problems. Suggestions are to bang it against the floor, spray it with oil to loosen it up. So far nothing has worked. I’ve never been so disappointed in a product. It’s brand new and it’s worthless .

This trimmer is wonderful! I like everything about it! It does a great job and the battery lasts long enough. I would buy it again.

First use, I am impressed. Power is amazing, the bump string feed works well, battery seems to last well used to trim the back yard all along fence about 200' and around trees, no mater how big the weed was it cut it well. I will keep updating as I use it. No gas just squeeze the trigger and off you go. Thank you Ego for your good product.

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

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.

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

Great machine, arrived in a timely manner

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.