konafiend Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Does anyone know of any common electrical problems w/ dewalt dw788 type 1? It is not the fuse. The ohmeter says the problem is not in the switch. Thanks Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippygeoff Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I have a MK1 788/I have had it for about 15 years now and bought it here in the UK. They are no longer sold here. Soon after I bought it I had an electrical problem and it went back to the supplier twice. It was just a simple thing. I had to use a surge protector, the same thing people use with their computers. I never had a problem since and now all my scroll saws and other light stuff are plugged into surge protectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konafiend Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 That is a good point Chippy. The saw has an electronic board and probably should be protected that way. I did find the problem. The black wire coming from the potentiometer came off the board. It must have been loose and finally vibrated off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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