20 Most Recent Black & Decker 18", 6.5a Electric Mower Questions & Answers

It has failed or failing cells. The pack is full of 18650 batteries. Sometimes you can regenerate them by removing them and charging one at a time. Or the electric motor and bearings need lubrication. See if the blade spins easily by hand.

find your local electric motor repair/rewinding shop and take the old motor there ask what you could get to replace it consider that the new motor will probably be better if it is a bigger hp unit as grass ( especially wet grass) is hard to cut and B&D would only install a motor that only just does the job

Sounds like it is shot.

Oh oh sounds like you have burnt it out. Don't run it if it smokes as it could give shocks or cause a fire.

If you were cutting long grass it sounds like you may have burnt the motor out. It may have over heated. they are not made to cut long grass. You don't say whether the motor runs but not the blades if this is the case you may have sheared the shear pin in the blade assembly.

If you were cutting long grass it sounds like you may have burnt the motor out. It may have over heated. they are not made to cut long grass. You don't say whether the motor runs but not the blades if this is the case you may have sheared the shear pin in the blade assembly.

Nope. If the grass is too high, knock it down to size with a weedeater first. These electric mowers cannot handle the tall, high stuff. If you do, you will surely burn it up.

do you need to wire the switch or the motor

IF IT IS A CORDED MOWER MAKE SURE IT IS NOT PLUGGED IN -
IF IT IS CORDLESS, MAKE SURE SAFETY DEVICE (KEY) IS REMOVED

If you have a work bench, place your mower on the bench on its side or upside down where you can see what you are doing. If no bench, the floor of your garage or your driveway will work too.
Get a small 2 x4 block, a C-Clamp or some other device to keep the blade from spinning.
Get a ratchet or breaker bar and socket to fit the bolt in the center of the blade.
After you are sure the blade is blocked from spinning, turn the socket and ratchet to the RIGHT (clockwise) to loosen the nut until you can completely remove it.
When you install the new blade, look at it to see if it is marked "grass side" if it is not marked, the sharpened area on the blade should have the "beveled" edge toward the housing and remember the nut will turn to the left (counter-clockwise) to install and tighten. (Electric mowers have LEFT HAND THREADS due to the rotation direction of the motor.)

Here is the black and decker website:

http://www.blackanddecker.com/ProductGuide/CategoryOverview.aspx?cPath=1498.1670

Most the old models where 6 amps. 1/2 hp

You can get another one from ebay or craigslist