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I have a PC plunge router that I haven't used in a couple years. It's been sitting on a high shelf in the shop/garage. It worked perfectly last time I used it.
I went to use it the other day and it won't turn on. Nothing. Not a hum or anything.
Any ideas?
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critter chewed through a wire?
Wire brittle and broke?
turn the arbor a bit a to see if the brushes are making contact.
take the brushes out and inspect them for excessive damage/wear.
switch could be bad too.
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06-03-2017, 12:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2017, 04:28 PM by jteneyck.)
I had one stop working from one day to the next. Turned out to be a broken wire in the cord, and not at the motor or strain relief area, further down in the cord which seemed strange. Anyway, I replaced the cord and all is well.
Check for continuity on each of the wires in the cord to see.
John
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I had the same thing happen to mine; it was in storage for a number of years, went to use it and nothing. I was able to fix it though. If you take the motor cover off, you will see a small circuit board. There are 3 capacitors on that board; they are bad. What happens is, these are cheap capacitors and they absorb water and go bad. I replaced all 3 of mine and works as good as new.
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Thanks
With the humidity we have I can see it doing that
