Jim Barkelew
04-27-2013, 10:49 AM
Just scored a truck load of cypress from a backyard tree that had to be removed. I finished sawing up the load into managible pieces and got ready to rough out some bowls. I turned on the less than year old PC variable speed grinder and it started to turn for 2-3 seconds and then quit. It has alwas seemed slow to start since I bought it but thought that was normal.
I removed the cover in the base and saw a small blown fuse in the circut board. I found replacements on the web so I ordered 10 ( $8 - lifetime supply?). I replaced the fuse and tried again, same result. I removed one wheel, same result (down to 8 fuses).
I suspect the starting capacitor is bad, maybe always was bad causing slow starting.
Anybody have this problem and solution before I start buying parts. I don't want the hastle of returning it for repair or replacement.
I ran out of sealer so I used latex paint and need to get the grinder running before my horde cracks.
Jim
I removed the cover in the base and saw a small blown fuse in the circut board. I found replacements on the web so I ordered 10 ( $8 - lifetime supply?). I replaced the fuse and tried again, same result. I removed one wheel, same result (down to 8 fuses).
I suspect the starting capacitor is bad, maybe always was bad causing slow starting.
Anybody have this problem and solution before I start buying parts. I don't want the hastle of returning it for repair or replacement.
I ran out of sealer so I used latex paint and need to get the grinder running before my horde cracks.
Jim