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Default Busted jigsaw motor - fixable?

On Sun, 08 May 2016 21:22:18 +0100, newshound wrote:

On 5/8/2016 3:23 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:
My jigsaw started sparking and throwing out smoke, so I took it to bits,
found a shorted coil in the motor, and disconnected it. But it's still
doing this (sew video). Is there anything that can be done, or does it
go in the bucket?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/75z1zyve3jajgg7/Saw.AVI?dl=0


Bosch spares are usually readily available, and not too expensive.


It's a "Challenge" from Argos. Not a big brand.

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