Can you help fix my router?

[Karl]

Hi all

Hope somebody can help. My router packed in today (thankfully I had just finished the last worktop joint!). It is a Freud 2000, and had been sounding a bit rough. Then it just stopped. Nothing happens when you throw the switch.

I've tried the fuse (about the limit of my electrical know-how), to no avail.

Any ideas? I could do without having to fork out for a new router at the moment, so would like to fix it if I can.

Cheers

Karl

 

[Mike.C]

Karl did you get a spare set of brushes with your router? If so try replacing them.

Cheers

Mike

 

[Steve Maskery]

Does the spindle turn by hand?
If it doesn't, changing the brushes won't help; if it does, changing the brushes may be all you need to do.

If the windings are shorting, you are stuffed. Sorting that out is probably more expensive than a new router.

S

 

[RussianRouter]

As Mike said...the brushes might need changing? on that model looks like they're internal ratther than external capped.

But if you need it working again then its a dismantle of it to take a look how bad they're?

 

[RussianRouter]

If the windings are shorting, you are stuffed. Sorting that out is probably more expensive than a new router.

S

If the windings were shorting the fuse would blow repeatedly everytime you replaced it.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Ah, yes, I think you may be right there.
S

 

[Karl]

Cheers guys.

Right, a couple of pics for info.

First, the internal bushes.

Don't have spares, but they seem ok to me.

However, I noticed that the live wire on the switch had a nick in it

So I plugged the router in, flicked the switch on and put an electric screwdriver on the exposed cabling. No power. Faulty switch?

Steve - the spindle turns fine by hand.

Cheers

Karl

 

[RussianRouter]

Brushes can be had from here? depending on the revision model?
http://www.powertoolspares.com/parts1.p ... arts+parts

 

[RussianRouter]

possiblythe switch? but the power actually goes to the switch then speed controller circuit first and exits the circuit to the brushes,so its a look at the speed controller to check on power at the input of the board...if power at the input then suspect the controlle board for failure.

 

[Steve Maskery]

OK, good.
Can you get a meter on each side of the switch? If you can, does it show the switch operating properly?

You may be able to open the switch and find it full of sawdust (!), or you may find that a replacement switch solves the problem.

If it's not the switch, then yo need someone more qualified on these matters than I am.

S

 

[JonnyD]

Ive had a few freuds over the years and the motors seem pretty robust the switches and electronic speed controllers seem to go wrong so I would say its one or the other. I have a couple of scrap freuds in the shop if you need any spares there maybe one that works on one of them which you are welcome to have if it helps. With you saying its been sounding rough recently i would have thought the electronic speed controller is favourite.

cheers

Jon

 

[Mike.C]

Ive had a few freuds over the years and the motors seem pretty robust the switches and electronic speed controllers seem to go wrong so I would say its one or the other. I have a couple of scrap freuds in the shop if you need any spares there maybe one that works on one of them which you are welcome to have if it helps. With you saying its been sounding rough recently i would have thought the electronic speed controller is favourite.

cheers

Jon

As the brushes look fine, I would agree with Jon.

Cheers

Mike

 

[BradNaylor]

And the worst thing for Karl was that his router packed up while he was fitting the worktops on my kitchen!

A crackin' job he did, too!

And yes, that is a drive-by hob gloat!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[RussianRouter]

The floor doesn't look level though. :wink:

 

[andycktm]

If it was my hob ,think i'd drive by as well :lol:

 

[BradNaylor]

The floor doesn't look level though. :wink:

That's the camera operator. Now where did I put that bottle of wine?

 

[andycktm]

Have you got live to the feed side of the switch?
How much work has the router done?

 

[studders]

Now where did I put that bottle of wine?

I think you'll find its holding up the wall unit.

 

[Karl]

Have you got live to the feed side of the switch?
How much work has the router done?

1 - dunno I'm cr@p with electrics. But I don't think it's the switch - i've took it apart and it has no crud in it and doesn't look like the sort of thing that could go wrong. I reckon Jonny has hit on the problem with the speed controller.

2 - dunno Bought it 2nd hand, but I don't think it had done much work.

Cheers

Karl

 

[Mike.C]

Now where did I put that bottle of wine?

I think you'll find its holding up the wall unit.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ha Ha nice one Mr S I nearly choked on my sandwich :lol: :lol:

Cheers

Mike