Handheld work apparatus having a control unit for operating an electric load

A handheld work apparatus comprising:

• a work tool;
• a generator;
• a combustion engine configured to drive said work tool and said generator;
• a first electrical load;
• a second connectable electrical load;
• said generator being configured to supply power for simultaneous operation of said first and said second electrical loads;
• a control unit configured to control the amount of electrical power supplied to said first electrical load;
• said control unit having a voltage monitoring circuit for monitoring the generator voltage (UG) of said generator;
• said voltage monitoring circuit being configured to switch said control unit into a first operating state (I) when said generator voltage (UG) exceeds a pregiven voltage threshold value (Us) wherein a first signal sequence is supplied to said first electrical load for operating said first electrical load;
• said voltage monitoring circuit being further configured to switch said control unit into a second state (II) when said generator voltage (UG) drops below said voltage threshold value (US) wherein a second signal sequence is supplied to said first electrical load for operating said first electrical load with said second signal sequence being different from said first signal sequence;
• and,
• said first signal sequence and said second signal sequence having approximately the same mean power.