TS Stopped Working

[John]

I have had my TS300 for about 5 years and it recently stopped working. The last time I used it the saw ran fine. I went to turn it on the other day and it wouldn't turn on. The outlet is live and other tools work when plugged in.

This happened once before but I opened up the switch box cover to have a look, didn't do anything, then closed the cover. Some how it started working again.

Any ideas?

[Mark]

Hi John,

Sounds like either a loose wire or a motor brush that is hanging up in its holder. First, with the saw unplugged, work your way through all of the electrical connections making sure everything is tight and making good contact.

Pull out the motor brushes and look for any burrs or anything that would prevent them from easily sliding inside of the brush holders. If you find a bad spot you can simply sand it away with some fine grit sandpaper.

Hope this helps!

-Mark