Hi. Before I chuck it in the bin I need to make sure this has no hope.
Using the strimmer today, not that old, not used all that much, it suddenly stopped. Changed the fuse. Thing is it seems dead but now and again when pressing the trigger, it spins for a second, specially when I plug it back in. Took it apart to make sure no weeds or threads were cought. checked to see that no elctric wires were loose. All seemed ok.
If it's a blown engine, would it spin?
Thanks for any advice

Have you tried completely removing the cutting wire/module incase it is caught or tangled?

djbatwa writes:

Hi. Before I chuck it in the bin I need to make sure this has no hope.
Using the strimmer today, not that old, not used all that much, it
suddenly stopped. Changed the fuse. Thing is it seems dead but now and
again when pressing the trigger, it spins for a second, specially when
I plug it back in. Took it apart to make sure no weeds or threads were
cought. checked to see that no elctric wires were loose. All seemed ok.

Assuming it uses a motor with carbon brushes, these are classic symptoms
of worn or sticking brushes.

Could also be some sort of bad connection or a bad switch.

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