Today was a bad detailing day!!

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zaxjax

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So, I got a chance to finally wash my truck and was going to polish in order to get ready for winter. I pulled out my rotary after washing and claying, and it wouldn't start up. I thought I blew a fuse in the panel box or tripped a breaker. Nothing!!!!!!



I had to take it to the Makita service center and it will take a week because of the backlog of repairs waiting.



I'm going to buy a second rotary as a back up!:2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs:
 
That's a bummer. I had my rotory give out on me when I was half way done with a car on my first pass using a wool pad. The cord area near the handle wasn't making good contact anymore so I had to take it in for repair. I thought about buying a back up as well.
 
That reminds me, I need to get my Porter Cable rotary in for servicing so I have it as a back up for my Dewalt.



Sorry to hear about your problem.
 
zaxjax said:
So, I got a chance to finally wash my truck and was going to polish in order to get ready for winter. I pulled out my rotary after washing and claying, and it wouldn't start up. I thought I blew a fuse in the panel box or tripped a breaker. Nothing!!!!!!



I had to take it to the Makita service center and it will take a week because of the backlog of repairs waiting.



I'm going to buy a second rotary as a back up!:2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs:
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Did you muck around with it at all? Seems like 95% of the time when a Makita doesn't run at all it's either a cord issue, or the carbon brushes. Probably the cord, just a thought.
 
Hemin8r said:
That's a bummer. I had my rotory give out on me when I was half way done with a car on my first pass using a wool pad. The cord area near the handle wasn't making good contact anymore so I had to take it in for repair. I thought about buying a back up as well.
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It was the cord!!!!!!!!

Scottwax said:
That reminds me, I need to get my Porter Cable rotary in for servicing so I have it as a back up for my Dewalt.



Sorry to hear about your problem.
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I'm glad I could give you the friendly reminder







Picus said:
Did you muck around with it at all? Seems like 95% of the time when a Makita doesn't run at all it's either a cord issue, or the carbon brushes. Probably the cord, just a thought.
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Yes, I messed around with it and it was the cord. What a pain in the butt!
 
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