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Disc grinder damage ...smoking + then stop working

  • 06-01-2010 4:48pm
    #1
    jimmmy
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    An small disc grinder doing serious work cutting metal seems to have overheated after being used for 5 minutes, gave off fumes + now does not work. Is the motor burnt out ? Thanks in advice for any replies.


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  • #2
    gsxr1
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    jimmmy wrote: »
    An small disc grinder doing serious work cutting metal seems to have overheated after being used for 5 minutes, gave off fumes + now does not work. Is the motor burnt out ? Thanks in advice for any replies.

    fried. for sure. if you got spare brushes in the box , try fitting them. Might save it. usually its a bin job


  • #3
    endasmail
    Registered Users Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭endasmail


    its fu*ked
    had the same with a skill saw couple weeks ago
    cost me more to fix it than buy a new one


  • #4
    items
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    Drop it into a hire shop, bushes might need replacing, happens a lot with hand power tools, ask them to have a quick look at it, if its not bushes, prob best bin it. Cheap brands although they work good, when they stop working they are prob past fixing. If grinder is a good make like Makita, Dewalt, Bosh etc hire shop should be able to get it running again for buttons, had to replace drill bushes before, cost under 20 euro.


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