JOEPRO
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I buy alot of used tools. Sometimes I buy broken tools as I like the challenge of repairing them.
I have noted a fair number of occasions now where people say "I took it to "local repair experts" and they said its "xxxx" not worth fixing.
To be honest these words are music to my ears at this point. Today's example.
Perchance I received a spares or repair 9 inch Milwaukee Fuel grinder yesterday that I bought for £50 on ebay. Hoping it might be a bad trigger or mosfet. Unfortunately all tested OK so it was something else terminal under the potting compound and actually was not worth fixing.
Today - local FB add pops up. Spares or repair 9 inch Milwaukee fuel grinder, 2x genuine 12.0 High output batteries and a rapid charger for £250. The batteries alone are worth that so I went and bought it.
I assumed this one would also be a terminal circuit board case as the seller explained that's what the local shop told him. (Won't name them here but a Milwaukee repair agent)
When I opened it up the trigger was disconnected and just sitting there. It also felt really notchy. Imagine my surprise when I swapped in the other trigger and its working 100% on the bench.
I told the seller that it was only the trigger and don't be going back to that repair place with anything again as they clearly didn't diagnose it correctly for him and told him lies.
I will clean it all up nicely now and put it back together. Another M18 tool for my collection and a pretty serious one at that
The other terminal one I may keep for spares or may blow it out as strictly spares only sale on ebay.
I have noted a fair number of occasions now where people say "I took it to "local repair experts" and they said its "xxxx" not worth fixing.
To be honest these words are music to my ears at this point. Today's example.
Perchance I received a spares or repair 9 inch Milwaukee Fuel grinder yesterday that I bought for £50 on ebay. Hoping it might be a bad trigger or mosfet. Unfortunately all tested OK so it was something else terminal under the potting compound and actually was not worth fixing.
Today - local FB add pops up. Spares or repair 9 inch Milwaukee fuel grinder, 2x genuine 12.0 High output batteries and a rapid charger for £250. The batteries alone are worth that so I went and bought it.
I assumed this one would also be a terminal circuit board case as the seller explained that's what the local shop told him. (Won't name them here but a Milwaukee repair agent)
When I opened it up the trigger was disconnected and just sitting there. It also felt really notchy. Imagine my surprise when I swapped in the other trigger and its working 100% on the bench.
I told the seller that it was only the trigger and don't be going back to that repair place with anything again as they clearly didn't diagnose it correctly for him and told him lies.
I will clean it all up nicely now and put it back together. Another M18 tool for my collection and a pretty serious one at that
The other terminal one I may keep for spares or may blow it out as strictly spares only sale on ebay.
