A Sick Hegner....:+{

[danny]

Hello....  Was told last time I asked that the Main Circuit Board needed replacing.

Never did buy.  Back then Hegner rep quoted me almost $300.  The saw is 27 years

old and I have had it since 1995 and its been a Great type of Work Horse.  Lots of

Pieces have been cut.  Now is there any other supplier I could contact?  The cost

at Hegner is to steep for me.  Thanks for any info................The saw still will run, but

awfully on the slow side.                   Thanks....  Danny 

[Scrappile]

Danny, do you have any electronic repair shops in your area?  I would think anyone who knows electronics and has the equipment could troubleshoot and repair one of those boards for much less than $300,  Maybe even a local computer repairperson.

Edited February 5 by Scrappile

[danny]

And a BIG THANK YOU....  I shall do some checking around.  Danny  :+}

[rash_powder]

Look this fella up if you have Facebook.  He is in the UK, but very helpful and know Hegner's inside and out. 

Hegner, A Saw Subject  (The Man for Hegner)

Some trouble shooting that you may be able to do at home; if your skills allow.  

Test the capacitor on the electric motor.  Its the little can mounted to the side.  I haven't looked to see if its a start cap or a run cap.  The cap on my Hegner is painted so I cannot see if there is a size printed on it, but if you have a voltmeter that can test caps it should read non-zero for sure.  Related to the cap, you could also try turning the saw on and give it a 'kick' to help get it up to speed.  If that cap is a start cap and bad it could be struggling to get the motor started, so a bit of help to make it spin quick may get it going.  

Blow the motor out with air.  I'm pretty sure that there is a speed sensor in there to give feed back to the controller.  It could have gotten dirty.  

The speed control on the board isn't terribly hard to replace, and not terribly expensive either.  

Best of luck to you!