Dewalt miter saw stops

I have a dewalt 705 miter saw. The sae first started to stay on regarless of pressing the handle now when you press the handle it comes on sometimes for a split second then does not do anything. Sometimes it does not come on at all. I took the cover off and could bend one of the wires to the switch and make it come on sometimes. I tightned this cleaned the connections etc but nothing worked.

Is this the switch?

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stryped
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How old is it? Probably needs new brushes.

Reply to
Bob La Londe

How do I tell what it needs?

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stryped

How do I tell what it needs?

If you can start ( or stop) it by bending the wire, replace the bloody wire! Its pretty obvious that the wire has broken inside the insulation so replace that section of wire. If that doesn't work, get an ohmmeter from the local $2.00 shop and trace the wire from the active on the plug to the neutral on the plug while turning it on and off. If the wires are OK, then replace the brushes. If that doesn't work, then buy a new one or call an exorcist.

Reply to
Grumpy

You look at them.

Reply to
Bob La Londe

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A $5 HF ohmmeter would tell you in a few seconds if you've got a busted line cord. You can unscrew the brush caps on the motor to check condition on those. DeWalt service is online for parts, if you need them, just got some stuff for my big scroll saw, took less than 3 days to show up. Also have exploded drawings and user guides. You will need the details off the motor sticker as to the exact version, sometimes there's 3 or 4 versions. Or you could just haul it in to the local DeWalt service center, mine is less than a mile off(didn't have the parts, though).

Stan

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stans4

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How do I check the switch with the ohm? I really feel it might be the switch as it stuck in the on postion and would not stop runnign right before all of this happened.

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stryped

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