"Leon" wrote in
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:001c03e2$0$24199
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I took the brushes out, blew out the sawdust in the brush chambers
and put them back. The big spark is gone, and I think I picked up a
little missing speed.

I'll have to add that to the occasional maintenance list. It only
takes about 2 minutes.


I suspect that the fix will be short lived. I think you are trying to
fix a normal condition.

I'll keep an eye on it. I expect some sparks (nature of the beast), but
this was a rather large one that filled the motor chamber. Now it only
does it when I let go of the switch before it's come up to speed. (I'm
curious now. If it starts again I'll have to put an ammeter on there,
take a few readings, then clean the brushes.)

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