Thanks very Helpful. I also dropped mine and the fan was binding. Fortunately for me I squired some graphite into top of motor and it did the trick. I will remember this tip because I know I'll drop mine again.
Great fix! My only two cents to add to the ten-cent fix would be to shorten the wooden sleeve a bit to just what is needed to hold the motor in place. Covering the whole motor will act as an insulator keeping the heat generated by the motor built up inside it. It has permanent magnets that will weaken when heated causing the motor to slow or fail over time. By reducing the size of the collar length you've made to about 1/4" or so, it would allow a lot better cooling.
Thanks for sharing, clever idea. I dropped mine on the shop floor from a height of about 22 inches. It shatered the spider mounts and the fan blades. It was less than a year old. The Trend booth at Raleigh AAW symposium kindly sent me a replacement, saving $125. I'd sure love to see Trend beef up the fan assembly and install a better battery and charger. It's a sweet unit but it and its accessories are over priced and under engineered.
I had the adjustable plastic headband just break into off by the thumb screws. Went to my Air Products store and bought a Radnor Perma-Lok ratchet headgear P/N 64005117 and switched it out for the broken one. Factory replacement $65. Radnor replacement $12 and change.
Great video and clever fix! I'm having a similar problem and trying to trouble shoot the motor... do you know the voltage the battery pack is supposed to put out? And also what voltage the motor runs on so I can test it? Many Thanks!
the manual says that the battery is 3.6 volts. Sorry I don't know any info on the motor. I can tell you that after I dropped the unit and tried to turn it on it would only beep as if the battery was low on charge and the same thing after being charged for several hours. that's when I took it apart and saw the little spider web mounts were broken. Taking the motor out so that it was no longer jammed, it spun freely.
Rescuing a wood dust shield with a wood spacer, love it! I'm sure many folks will need this repair. Thank you for sharing.
This product is made so cheap. It’s amazing what they sell for
Thanks very Helpful. I also dropped mine and the fan was binding. Fortunately for me I squired some graphite into top of motor and it did the trick. I will remember this tip because I know I'll drop mine again.
Great fix! My only two cents to add to the ten-cent fix would be to shorten the wooden sleeve a bit to just what is needed to hold the motor in place. Covering the whole motor will act as an insulator keeping the heat generated by the motor built up inside it. It has permanent magnets that will weaken when heated causing the motor to slow or fail over time. By reducing the size of the collar length you've made to about 1/4" or so, it would allow a lot better cooling.
good tip, never thought of the heat build up, will give it a try
@@slabcitywoodworks5513 Hey I will probably just 3d print a part. I wanted to confirm dimension. OD 7/8in ID5/8in length 1/4in??
Thanks for sharing, clever idea. I dropped mine on the shop floor from a height of about 22 inches. It shatered the spider mounts and the fan blades. It was less than a year old. The Trend booth at Raleigh AAW symposium kindly sent me a replacement, saving $125. I'd sure love to see Trend beef up the fan assembly and install a better battery and charger. It's a sweet unit but it and its accessories are over priced and under engineered.
yup, exactly what happened to mine, dropped about a foot and broke the mounts, thanks for watching
I had the adjustable plastic headband just break into off by the thumb screws. Went to my Air Products store and bought a Radnor Perma-Lok ratchet headgear P/N 64005117 and switched it out for the broken one. Factory replacement $65. Radnor replacement $12 and change.
Thank you very much.
Great review, thanks for sharing.
Great video and clever fix! I'm having a similar problem and trying to trouble shoot the motor... do you know the voltage the battery pack is supposed to put out? And also what voltage the motor runs on so I can test it?
Many Thanks!
the manual says that the battery is 3.6 volts. Sorry I don't know any info on the motor. I can tell you that after I dropped the unit and tried to turn it on it would only beep as if the battery was low on charge and the same thing after being charged for several hours. that's when I took it apart and saw the little spider web mounts were broken. Taking the motor out so that it was no longer jammed, it spun freely.
I used to help make trend