Dewalt DW421 5'' orbital sander "burn motor" Questions

...fine until I started to belt sand something, and all of a sudden a strong smell of electrical wires burning was present. I've had tools last 20 plus years, hard to believe a good name like this would ...

...lost its polarity it uses magnetic electric polarity to turn around. the fault is just as bad as a burned out motor you could have the motor rewound but it would cost more than the entire unit.. ...

disc pad stops My $%### helper put too much pressure while he was sanding. He burned the belt out. I replaced the belt, now it won't spin. If I take the belt off, the motor works fine and the shaft ...

...there is a clear spark every time within the motor of the drill driver. There is a mild odor of burning. I just bought it new. Is this normal? If you just bought it new take it back and get it ...

I have a Dewalt sander I am using for wet sanding on a boat hull. I have already burned one sander out do to moisture I figure is there a way to protect the new sander from this happening again I am ...

...use a meeter to find out whats gone wrong with it it may be an easy fix or not if the comutator is burned out or the field has a brake in its windings its a dust bin ...

...burn your motor up. Other thing is the switch must be able to handle the current (110, 220, or 440) you plan to run trough it otherwise you would melt it and possibly get a serious shock killing ...

...via UPS. Just make sure you don't try to put a 6in pad on a 5in sander or vice-versa as the pads are weight-mated to the sanders. If you do, you will burn up the motor in your sander rather

ka280 sander sparking in handle.smell of burning Brushes in motor may be worn out. Should not be dangerous but might want to look into a replacement before it wears out completly.

the motor, remove the brushes and check the length of them , also look to see if they are pitted or burned