Chainsaw Repair

The shop called me 7:30 last night to tell me they fixed the saw; it needed a firmware update. Sigh. 23 days for an update.......I'll pick it up this am. I may still look for a backup that has a simpler ignition & carb.

Anyway, thanks for posting the starting video. In answer, I learned early on to not use the choke after any kind of start, but I was hitting the trigger to get it off choke- and subsequently off high idle. But the last time with the 555, the pop was barely there and I didn't use the choke again until a lot of pulls, probably 20.  Then I let it sit, choke open for 20 mins, tried again, same no pop no start.But after watching your video, I'll pay more attention to the start sequence.
Is there anything different during the heat of summer?
Now to spend Memorial Day weekend cutting up 4 downed 26-36" ash and a 2' oak.
Oh boy.