I had the same problem with a dewalt sander - after about 9 months, it
seemed to be stuck on high. I found I kept lowering and lowering the
setting, but it just kept turning faster and faster. And when I set the
sander to it's fastest setting - I thought it was going to take off!

My buddy at the tool shop replaced it free for me, but the next one did the
same thing in about the same time. I just gave up on DeWalt and I replaced
it with a high-end bosch unit - great machine - I give it a workout, and it
has worked perfectly for the past 2 years.

Personally, I would think about replacing the router with something made a
little better - don't spend good money after bad. The variable speed
controllers are ok for very occational use - they work by starving the motor
of energy - eventually doing damage.


Brian


"Larry Bud" wrote in message
oups.com...
I don't know what to do now, I've had this router since August 02, and
over the weekend the speed control burned out for the 2nd time. It's
now stuck on HIGH.

It's now out of warranty (the first time it was a month out of warranty
and Dewalt covered the repair). I doubt they would cover it now, and
the speed control module is about $85 to replace it myself.

What would you do with this router? I'd hate to replace the control
again and have it burn out for a 3rd time... Should I just get one of
those speed controls which go between the router and outlet?