Gutless R/O sander

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:16:39 -0800, Perk <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hi all,
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>Any ideas as to why my Makita random orbit sander, which I dearly love,
>would have become absolutely gutless ???
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>I took it apart to examine the brushes but they seemed fine. While I had
>the cover off I also cleaned the commutator. No change at all.
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>With no load it revs right up but if you set it lightly on a piece of
>wood the darn thing stalls.
>
>Thinking about it now, I think I put new brushes in it two or three
>years ago.

Did you take the pad off and have a look in there? There's usually a
piece in there that is part of the brake that wears out, it's a
plastic ring. Maybe just a cleaning and reseating will take care of
it.



-Leuf

"Perk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> Any ideas as to why my Makita random orbit sander, which I dearly love,
> would have become absolutely gutless ???

Can't speak for Makita, buy DeWalt has a wear part under the pad. You even
get a spare with the sander when you buy it. Still have the manual?

Try blowing out the motor withncompressed air.

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