Yesterday my Flymo was working OK but suddenly it began to run slow and
there was a smell of burning. I stopped using it immediately.
Is this a brushes problem? Should I strip I down and have a look?
Blair

"Blair" wrote in message
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Yesterday my Flymo was working OK but suddenly it began to run slow and
there was a smell of burning. I stopped using it immediately.
Is this a brushes problem? Should I strip I down and have a look?
Blair

You'll probably find the motor has burnt out! I had one that did this and
so did my neighbours, both were Compact 380's BTW. It was more cost
effective to buy a new one and sling the burnt out one, after vandalising it
(them) for spares.

HTH

John

"John" wrote in message
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"Blair" wrote in message
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Yesterday my Flymo was working OK but suddenly it began to run slow and
there was a smell of burning. I stopped using it immediately.
Is this a brushes problem? Should I strip I down and have a look?
Blair

You'll probably find the motor has burnt out! I had one that did this and
so did my neighbours, both were Compact 380's BTW. It was more cost
effective to buy a new one and sling the burnt out one, after vandalising
it (them) for spares.

The plastic bits seem to degrade after 10 yrs. My Flymo strimmer motor is
still fine after oiling the bearings several times, but the plastic parts
elsewhere are splitting up. So its off to the great tip in the sky.

Probably planned obsolescence.

"Rusty" wrote in
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The plastic bits seem to degrade after 10 yrs.

Probably planned obsolescence.

10 whole years! I doubt it ;-)

mike

John wrote:
"Blair" wrote in message
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Yesterday my Flymo was working OK but suddenly it began to run slow and
there was a smell of burning. I stopped using it immediately.
Is this a brushes problem? Should I strip I down and have a look?

You'll probably find the motor has burnt out! I had one that did this and
so did my neighbours, both were Compact 380's BTW. It was more cost
effective to buy a new one and sling the burnt out one, after vandalising it
(them) for spares.

Interesting - I have the same model too, and exactly the same thing
happened to me this summer. It wasn't very old or particularly
hard-worked so I was a bit miffed - I wonder if they have a fundamental
problem, eg with having to carry the extra weight of collected grass?
My 'other' much older Flymo is still in use after about 10 years with no
problems or any servicing - it's a non-grass-collecting one (which is
why I bought a Compact 380).

David

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:06:08 GMT, Lobster
scrawled:

I wonder if they have a fundamental
problem, eg with having to carry the extra weight of collected grass?

More likely a fundamental design flaw in that they use the cheapest
motors possible because no-one wants to pay for decent equipment any
more.
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Stuart @ SJW Electrical

Please Reply to group

IMO the present Flymo product is not of merchandisable quality, and
anyone who buys one is very misguided. We bought one of these mowers a
couple of years ago and returned it to B & Q after a day as
unsatisfactory. Our 30 year old 21" Flymo which does not collect grass
is still running on it's original electric motor. It has broken a couple
of fans, however, when I consider the number of times the children have
attempted to plough with it, the reliability has been outstanding. The
really cheap replacement grass collecting 15"(say) wheeled rotary with
an induction motor is running well and light enough for her to use!!
Many shops will no longer sell small Flymos as the returns rate is too
high. Their strimmers are not much better. I'm waiting for the Chinese
to get into the act, perhaps then we will get a reliable Flymo type
mower at a low price.

Regards
Capitol

Capitol wrote:
IMO the present Flymo product is not of merchandisable quality, and
anyone who buys one is very misguided.

I certainly agree that it's well worth avoiding anything with the
word "flymo" and either "compact", "Turbo", or both, like the plague.

Chris Bacon wrote:
Capitol wrote:
IMO the present Flymo product is not of merchandisable quality,
and anyone who buys one is very misguided.

I certainly agree that it's well worth avoiding anything with the
word "flymo" and either "compact", "Turbo", or both, like the plague.

Verily, it flies not, neither doth it mow.


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Ian White