"Jdmst" wrote in message
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If anyone could provide some advice I would appreciate it very much.

I was given a Black and Decker electric mower. Model LM100 or possibly
LM106, hard to tell. When I try to run it it trips the breaker every
time. I took the cover off and checked the brushes. They are about 5/8th
of an inch long. When trying it with the cover off there is a lot of
sparking between each of the brushes and the armature? before it trips
the breaker. It sure looks like too much sparking to me, almost like a
dying out child’s sparkler. It will run for 2 or 3 seconds before the
breaker trips.

Any thought as to how I can repair it? Or any sites that I can be
pointed to that will help?

Thanks again,
John

John.. Most likely a shorted armature. Check B & D web site and see if you
can determine cost of part. May not be worth repairing. All the B & D stuff
I have purchased had a short life, so I no longer buy there products..
Warren