On Sat, 9 Dec 2017 21:18:45 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 9:23:37 AM UTC-5, Foxs Mercantile wrote in sci.electronics.repair:
On 12/6/2017 2:02 AM, mike wrote:
and and switched to Ryobi lithium.

20 years ago, Ryobi closed all their parts warehouses
in the US.
Secondly, for example, if you blow the gear box in a
Makita, you order a complete new gearbox.
With Ryobi, you get to order each part individually and
assemble it yourself.
Cheaper to buy the gearbox totally assembled, along with new motor,
housing, battery and charger just down the road at your local
retailer, in most cases.

It would be nice to go right down the street to the factory to get repairs. Instead of going half a world away.