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I've had a Makita lot 18 v lion 3.0 bga452z for only 9 months and it's packed up.
i know it gets a lot of use on porcelain and 20mm stone but a bit surprised.
is there a more heavy duty / robust one of any model that you could suggest.
Bosch do one as do Hilti but its a 125mm wheel.
I've had a Makita lot 18 v lion 3.0 bga452z for only 9 months and it's packed up.
i know it gets a lot of use on porcelain and 20mm stone but a bit surprised.
is there a more heavy duty / robust one of any model that you could suggest.
Jonny, don't bin it, mines packed in & I changed the brushes on it & it's working as good as ever now.
Pick brushes up for £5.
I think cordless grinders are really meant for occasional use, I was thinking about getting the makita one.
has it been used and abused? or are you disappointed and think it should have lasted longer?
Jonny, don't bin it, mines packed in & I changed the brushes on it & it's working as good as ever now.
Pick brushes up for £5.
Did the brushes actually stop it working completely.
I'll have a look. Thanks.
i think that it gets used more than it needs to be in truth.
Did the brushes actually stop it working completely.
I'll have a look. Thanks.
i think that it gets used more than it needs to be in truth.
Jonny, the brushes are carbon & they wear down quickly.
There are 2 black caps on the side of the grinder, unscrew them & pop the brushes out & you will see how much they are worn.
I bought a replacement body & had my old grinder sitting in the garage for ages then saw something about brushes & swapped them over & it worked straight away.
Bought two sets for £10 through Toolchest direct. (I think)
These are new.
9 months. still under warranty isnt it?
should be but cant remember where i bought it from to look up the invoice and date!!
still looking
try to giv it a clean with compressed air. I did it with my corded dewalt and started workin again. worth a try anyway.
Switch it on and horrible burning smell
I use a ryobi plus1 I bought it without the battery as I use two ryobi drills that came with two batteries I bought the grinder for 60quid had it for a while and it's fantastic best buy Ive ever had I use it daily for sockets and bits in kitchens as it's quicker than setting up a mains powered
Switch it on and horrible burning smell
Jonny that doesn't sound like the brushes.
If the brushes are worn & don't connect then there won't be a kick out of it.
Pop them out & you will see how much they are worn & take it from there.
Switch it on and horrible burning smell
Sounds like a burnt out motor
Burning deffos not a good sign.Take it back to place it was purchased.You should get a lot longer than 9 months work out of it.Personally i think the dust does loads of damage to the grinders and as Radim said ,compressed air gun every now and again should help the life of the grinder.
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