I found a DeWalt 610 router at a flea market and bought it for $10
bucks...got it home, the straight bit was stuck in the collet and the height
adjustment was stuck...WD40 it...got the bit unstuck and all parts move
now...it needs a new cord, has electrical tape near the base...frayed wires
there ( still comes on tho )...how hard is it for me to put a new cord on? I
got a price from the local Dewalt dealer/repair person of
$35.00....ouch...not much of a gloat if that is what it costs....thanks for
the help....
Tina
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Wes Stewart" <n7ws*@*yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Another tip: Often you will find that a six or eight foot "pigtail" (
> > a length of cable with a molded male connector on one end, which is
> > what you need) will cost -more- than a 25' extension cord in the next
> > bin. Buy the extension cord and cut to size.
>
> Problem with this is that extension cords are usually covered in stiff
> vinyl. I don't know about this particular router but factory cords are
often
> rubber and flexible.
> >
> > OTOH, the OP says the wires are frayed at router end. If the cord is
> > otherwise good, cut the bad end off and reconnect it.
>
> Good solution.
>
That is a good solution...I"ll give it a try..............thanks!
Tina
On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:35:41 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Tina" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:N%rpg.44032$fG3.2285@dukeread09...
>>I found a DeWalt 610 router at a flea market and bought it for $10
>> bucks...got it home, the straight bit was stuck in the collet and the
>> height
>> adjustment was stuck...WD40 it...got the bit unstuck and all parts move
>> now...it needs a new cord, has electrical tape near the base...frayed
>> wires
>> there ( still comes on tho )...how hard is it for me to put a new cord on?
>> I
>> got a price from the local Dewalt dealer/repair person of
>> $35.00....ouch...not much of a gloat if that is what it costs....thanks
>> for
>> the help....
>>
>> Tina
>>
>Typically replacing an electrical cord is not that difficult. Remove the
>cord and its connectors, if it has any, and take them to your local hardware
>store. They should be able to fix you up with a replacement cord and the
>appropriate connectors for much less than $35. I'd imagine in the $10
>range.
Another tip: Often you will find that a six or eight foot "pigtail" (
a length of cable with a molded male connector on one end, which is
what you need) will cost -more- than a 25' extension cord in the next
bin. Buy the extension cord and cut to size.
OTOH, the OP says the wires are frayed at router end. If the cord is
otherwise good, cut the bad end off and reconnect it.
Wes
Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the 70's?
I have a sander that I just started using again with exactly that cord
it is such a pita. Makes me want to throw it, but it won't move.
On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:53:34 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Problem with this is that extension cords are usually covered in stiff
>> vinyl. I don't know about this particular router but factory cords are
>> often
>> rubber and flexible.
>
>
>LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the 70's?
>The cords on the tools were sooooo stiff that you would go through a work
>out trying to stuff the cord in the tools case. Those cords make a typical
>extension cord look pretty limp.
>
I call it a good gloat, as far as the cord that is actually easy to replace.
Like has been said you can get it from your local hardware store ACE / HD /
Lowes what ever you have. I have replace many cords at work it's surprising
what people will do sometimes.. Anyway IMHO this is a good buy and an easy
fix good Job!
Al
"Tina" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:N%rpg.44032$fG3.2285@dukeread09...
>I found a DeWalt 610 router at a flea market and bought it for $10
> bucks...got it home, the straight bit was stuck in the collet and the
> height
> adjustment was stuck...WD40 it...got the bit unstuck and all parts move
> now...it needs a new cord, has electrical tape near the base...frayed
> wires
> there ( still comes on tho )...how hard is it for me to put a new cord on?
> I
> got a price from the local Dewalt dealer/repair person of
> $35.00....ouch...not much of a gloat if that is what it costs....thanks
> for
> the help....
>
> Tina
>
>
"Al" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I call it a good gloat, as far as the cord that is actually easy to
replace.
> Like has been said you can get it from your local hardware store ACE / HD
/
> Lowes what ever you have. I have replace many cords at work it's
surprising
> what people will do sometimes.. Anyway IMHO this is a good buy and an easy
> fix good Job!
>
> Al
>
It was a good buy and I like the way it moves up and down for height
adjustment...anyone know the HP for this router?
Tina
>
>
> "Tina" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:N%rpg.44032$fG3.2285@dukeread09...
> >I found a DeWalt 610 router at a flea market and bought it for $10
> > bucks...got it home, the straight bit was stuck in the collet and the
> > height
> > adjustment was stuck...WD40 it...got the bit unstuck and all parts move
> > now...it needs a new cord, has electrical tape near the base...frayed
> > wires
> > there ( still comes on tho )...how hard is it for me to put a new cord
on?
> > I
> > got a price from the local Dewalt dealer/repair person of
> > $35.00....ouch...not much of a gloat if that is what it costs....thanks
> > for
> > the help....
> >
> > Tina
> >
> >
>
We have an old B&D drill at work. Still works fine. It lives in a drawer
with the cord loosely piled on top of it.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the
70's?
> The cords on the tools were sooooo stiff that you would go through a work
> out trying to stuff the cord in the tools case. Those cords make a
typical
> extension cord look pretty limp.
>
>
"Leon" wrote in message
> LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the
70's?
> The cords on the tools were sooooo stiff that you would go through a work
> out trying to stuff the cord in the tools case. Those cords make a
typical
> extension cord look pretty limp.
LOL ... the above would never make it through a heuristic spam filter - has
all the elements of a Viagra commercial.
Sorry, couldn't resist ... ;)
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"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> "Leon" wrote in message
>
>> LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the
> 70's?
>> The cords on the tools were sooooo stiff that you would go through a work
>> out trying to stuff the cord in the tools case. Those cords make a
> typical
>> extension cord look pretty limp.
>
> LOL ... the above would never make it through a heuristic spam filter - has
> all the elements of a Viagra commercial.
>
> Sorry, couldn't resist ... ;)
>
http://break.com/movies/bigdeck22.html
Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:53:34 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> Problem with this is that extension cords are usually covered in stiff
>>> vinyl. I don't know about this particular router but factory cords are
>>> often
>>> rubber and flexible.
>>
>>
>>LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the
>>70's?
>
>
> Wasn't that also the time period when they were putting cords on tools
> that were about 3 to 6 inches long? You had to have an extension cord
> to even use the silly things on a bench.
>
>
Do I! What a PITA. In contrast my new Skil saw came with a 25ft cord.
On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 06:21:12 -0400, "Tina" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I found a DeWalt 610 router at a flea market and bought it for $10
>bucks...got it home, the straight bit was stuck in the collet and the height
>adjustment was stuck...WD40 it...got the bit unstuck and all parts move
>now...it needs a new cord, has electrical tape near the base...frayed wires
>there ( still comes on tho )...how hard is it for me to put a new cord on? I
>got a price from the local Dewalt dealer/repair person of
>$35.00....ouch...not much of a gloat if that is what it costs....thanks for
>the help....
>
>Tina
>
Not a difficult job, but depending on the type of strain relief used,
you may have to buy the replacement cord from Dewalt.
Manufacturers are required to have strain relief (that is the cord
must be able to take a certain amount of pull without separating from
the motor housing). Some are simply restrictive mechanical clamps.
Others are molded into the cord and fit into a recess in the motor
housing. If molded, to do it right you need that cord. If clamped,
you can get by with a cord of the same approximate size which will
cost less.
Frank
On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:53:34 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Problem with this is that extension cords are usually covered in stiff
>> vinyl. I don't know about this particular router but factory cords are
>> often
>> rubber and flexible.
>
>
>LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the 70's?
Wasn't that also the time period when they were putting cords on tools
that were about 3 to 6 inches long? You had to have an extension cord to
even use the silly things on a bench.
>The cords on the tools were sooooo stiff that you would go through a work
>out trying to stuff the cord in the tools case. Those cords make a typical
>extension cord look pretty limp.
>
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"Tina" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:LTypg.44114$fG3.25789@dukeread09...
>
> It was a good buy and I like the way it moves up and down for height
> adjustment...anyone know the HP for this router?
>
> Tina
"Wes Stewart" <n7ws*@*yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Another tip: Often you will find that a six or eight foot "pigtail" (
> a length of cable with a molded male connector on one end, which is
> what you need) will cost -more- than a 25' extension cord in the next
> bin. Buy the extension cord and cut to size.
Problem with this is that extension cords are usually covered in stiff
vinyl. I don't know about this particular router but factory cords are often
rubber and flexible.
>
> OTOH, the OP says the wires are frayed at router end. If the cord is
> otherwise good, cut the bad end off and reconnect it.
Good solution.
"Tina" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:N%rpg.44032$fG3.2285@dukeread09...
>I found a DeWalt 610 router at a flea market and bought it for $10
> bucks...got it home, the straight bit was stuck in the collet and the
> height
> adjustment was stuck...WD40 it...got the bit unstuck and all parts move
> now...it needs a new cord, has electrical tape near the base...frayed
> wires
> there ( still comes on tho )...how hard is it for me to put a new cord on?
> I
> got a price from the local Dewalt dealer/repair person of
> $35.00....ouch...not much of a gloat if that is what it costs....thanks
> for
> the help....
>
> Tina
>
Typically replacing an electrical cord is not that difficult. Remove the
cord and its connectors, if it has any, and take them to your local hardware
store. They should be able to fix you up with a replacement cord and the
appropriate connectors for much less than $35. I'd imagine in the $10
range.
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Problem with this is that extension cords are usually covered in stiff
> vinyl. I don't know about this particular router but factory cords are
> often
> rubber and flexible.
LOL... Correct, now days. Do you remember the old B&D stuff from the 70's?
The cords on the tools were sooooo stiff that you would go through a work
out trying to stuff the cord in the tools case. Those cords make a typical
extension cord look pretty limp.