"stryped" wrote in message
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On Apr 25, 6:39 pm, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"stryped" wrote in message

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I have a dewalt 705 miter saw. The sae first started to stay on
regarless of pressing the handle now when you press the handle it
comes on sometimes for a split second then does not do anything.
Sometimes it does not come on at all. I took the cover off and could
bend one of the wires to the switch and make it come on sometimes. I
tightned this cleaned the connections etc but nothing worked.

Is this the switch?

How old is it? Probably needs new brushes.

How do I tell what it needs?

You look at them.