I've had a couple of ROSs, but not too many. Mostly Craftsman that have all decided to crap out quickly. Got a DeWalt, and have used my sons DeWalt too, and my latest one is a used Bosch model (I think) 3725devs, and I have just ordered a new Makita BO5041K.
That Bosch is a beast of a sander and is very aggressive compared to the other smaller sanders that I have owned, but it gets very hot in short order. I have read some reviews on this sander and some people have commented on how hot it gets, and others comment on how fast the rubber pad fails. I assume the rubber pad fails because it gets so hot it deteriorates the rubber. But I think the heat comes from the motor because the metal housing just above the pad gets too hot to handle. It won't burn you, but you will definetly move your hand away very quickly should you contact that surface. I should probably replace bearings, etc., but it still works so good I dont want to mess it up. Smooth and FAST. So I was just wondering if some of you have high power (lets just say 3A or better) ROSs that you use, and if so how hot do they get and how quickly.
Thanks,
Wayne