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Hey all. Happy new year. Tried the brushes today and no joy. I ran it for a bit longer and it actually stopped dead after a few seconds of smoking before I could turn it off. I followed the smoke and smell, and it appears to have come from the coil around the magnets. The burn marks and...

Okay. Ordered a new set, was only £6. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help Dean

It did smell a bit as well

Hey all Cleaned it up and put it all back together. It did run better, and after a bit of a delay got up to full speed, but what I did notice was how much the left hand brush sparked. What are your thoughts?

Thanks again for the responses. I will clean the commutator tomorrow, rebuild it and see how it runs. I will video it and feed back. Failing that, I will follow that youtube clip. I have a multimeter, that doesn`t look too difficult to be honest. Thanks. Dean

Hi Thank you for your reply. I am pleased to hear that, as that seems to be the most expensive single part within the saw. I have removed the plastic caps and the brushes. Although I do not know exactly what I am for, they did seem to have some life left in the carbon, and they did move in...

Hi all, I am new to this forum, but looking for some advice on my saw 🙏 I was using it the other day the some very light tasks. The motor slowed down, the pitch changed to sound quite strange and it massively slowed down and started to smell. I turned it off. The blade still spun by hand, so...