Ironballs
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Nipped out into the garage yesterday evening to dimension and then cut some elm to make into a late planned xmas present. Was particularly cold so didn't want to hang about, set up the P/T for thicknessing, fired up the extractor then started up the P/T which thought about it and then died.
Did the blokey thing of turning things off and on a few times and swearing. That didn't work so played around with the safety switches I could see, they were okay. Took the covers off to have a further fiddle and check the last safety, still nothing. Looked at the fuse in the plug, seemed okay, used other plugs, nothing. Pulled the control box apart, don't know why as I wouldn't have known what to look for, that seemed okay too.
Switched it to planing mode, nope, nothing. Was just about to get out the hand plane and dig out my guarantee when I had a ponder about the fuse again. Checked my toolbox supply of fuses, no 13 amps, wondered which power tool I could cannibalise for a fuse but decided to check my kitchen stash. Found a fuse. Fitted the fuse. Expected nothing. P/T fired up. Man in his late thirties kisses power tool.
Can only assume that the extreme cold had stiffened/thickened things up a little and the motor had to draw even more current than usual (it makes the lights dip on start up) that it blew a fuse.
Still, 30 minutes well spent... :roll:
Did the blokey thing of turning things off and on a few times and swearing. That didn't work so played around with the safety switches I could see, they were okay. Took the covers off to have a further fiddle and check the last safety, still nothing. Looked at the fuse in the plug, seemed okay, used other plugs, nothing. Pulled the control box apart, don't know why as I wouldn't have known what to look for, that seemed okay too.
Switched it to planing mode, nope, nothing. Was just about to get out the hand plane and dig out my guarantee when I had a ponder about the fuse again. Checked my toolbox supply of fuses, no 13 amps, wondered which power tool I could cannibalise for a fuse but decided to check my kitchen stash. Found a fuse. Fitted the fuse. Expected nothing. P/T fired up. Man in his late thirties kisses power tool.
Can only assume that the extreme cold had stiffened/thickened things up a little and the motor had to draw even more current than usual (it makes the lights dip on start up) that it blew a fuse.
Still, 30 minutes well spent... :roll:
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