graduate_owner
Established Member
Hi everyone,
Last Feb I posted details about my SIP mitre saw. I was using it when suddenly things went adrift - the saw kept going after releasing the switch and by the time I got to the wall socket, there was smoke pouring out of it (the saw, not the wall socket). I thought that was the end of the saw, but for some reason I didn't throw it away.
Anyhow, a few weeks ago I decided to take a look inside and checked the switch - seemed OK, and the armature windings seemed to give sensible readings. So I put it back together but wasn't sure how the extra bits (suppressor etc I think they were) had been wired in (I wasn't paying enough attention when I pulled it loose), so I left them out temporarily. When I switched it on, it all worked fine, just as when new, except the blade doesn't stop as quickly, so I suppose those extra bits also included some sort of electric blade brake, and they had burned out.
However, I now don't need to buy a new saw. So if yours has failed in a similar way, you could possibly try doing what I did - just keep your fingers away until the blade has stopped.
K
Last Feb I posted details about my SIP mitre saw. I was using it when suddenly things went adrift - the saw kept going after releasing the switch and by the time I got to the wall socket, there was smoke pouring out of it (the saw, not the wall socket). I thought that was the end of the saw, but for some reason I didn't throw it away.
Anyhow, a few weeks ago I decided to take a look inside and checked the switch - seemed OK, and the armature windings seemed to give sensible readings. So I put it back together but wasn't sure how the extra bits (suppressor etc I think they were) had been wired in (I wasn't paying enough attention when I pulled it loose), so I left them out temporarily. When I switched it on, it all worked fine, just as when new, except the blade doesn't stop as quickly, so I suppose those extra bits also included some sort of electric blade brake, and they had burned out.
However, I now don't need to buy a new saw. So if yours has failed in a similar way, you could possibly try doing what I did - just keep your fingers away until the blade has stopped.
K
