Dremel Meltdown

[utbeamer]

I have a (5 month old) dremel model #275 with 35,000 rpm. Today while narrowing my rims the dremel got pretty hot, so I set it down for a several minutes and when I came back to finish the last rim and it wouldn't turn on. And after an hour or so it is still dead. Does anyone know if I just burned it up and need to get a new one? Or, is there something that I can do to fix it? Thanks!

--BMW

[BENDER]

I think you can replace the brushes in it, I've never done it personally though.

[Highmark]

I had almost the exact same problem. I was using it (a 275 just like yours) and turned it off. I noticed the on/off switch felt strange. When I turned it back on I got nothing. I even took the thing apart to see if I could find a missing contact or something but nothing?

The bad part was that this was the 2nd time I used it :evil:

[JasonInAugusta]

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[utbeamer]

I doubt very much that I still have the receipt. Crap!

[Ace]

My first dremel lasted about 10 years of very hard use. Then one day I was really working it hard and the windings melted (burnt epoxy). No biggie, it lasted 10 years.

Bought another one and I had it about 1 month and dropped it about 10 inches on the spindle. That shoved the armature shaft up and broke internal plastic parts.

I bought a Black and Decker (I think) RTX and have been happy with it.

[AdamF]

My dremel lost is speed controller. It would only turn on HIGH and off. Took it apart and saw the switch was burnt up. Went to Target and bought a new one, swapped the switch, and returned it :twisted:

Now after a few weeks the "new" switch is doing the same thing. :x

[egdinger]

Adam, thats called karma :lol: Maybe your dremel is wearing out and causing a high amp draw situation and frying the switch, you look at the brushes yet?

[cstmp8r]

My dremel lost is speed controller. It would only turn on HIGH and off. Took it apart and saw the switch was burnt up. Went to Target and bought a new one, swapped the switch, and returned it :twisted:

Now after a few weeks the "new" switch is doing the same thing. :x

That'll teach you!! :lol: Not rc related, but my buddy used to do the same thing with his hair clippers, he would buy a new set take the blades out put his old ones in then return the new one...talk about gross, and cheap!!

[Davkin]

I had my first Dremel for 12 years then it finally gave out. Bought another, burnt it out in a couple weeks, then another, same thing. I got my money back from HD the second time and went to HF and bought a $20 Chicago Electric moto tool and it's worked like a champ for 5 years, and I often work it quite hard. The only problem is, at least at the time there were no variable chucks available for it, so I can't hold drill bits much smaller than 1/8" with it. I have a small cordless Dremel I use for handling small bits and small jobs, but I baby it. Dremel really went downhill a few years ago.

David

[AdamF]

I dont usually return things like that. It's just that I had problems with my dremel before (diffrent problem, it just died) and I was pissed that it went out again.

I checked the brushes as well and they were fine.

The dremel does get extremely hot when using it hard.

[utbeamer]

Funny thing happened. I plugged in my dremel just before I was going to toss it, and it made a little noise, then quit. I unplugged and replugged with no response from the dremel. Then I tapped it against the work bench and it made more noise and started working. So I smacked it a few times untill the RPMs came up and now it works just like it did. But who knows when it will crap out again. Untill then I will just baby it till I get a B&D like Ace.

--BMW

[flatfender]

my old dremel that I've had for years is still going strong, but when I was on the road with my last job I went through about 3 of the newer dremels 1 black&decker and 1 no name cheapy. set off a fire alarm with the b&d, yeah I cooked that one good. for any heavy work I use my pneumatic die grinder instead.

[romeo26]

so are the new Dremel 400 Series XPR bad?

[badhoopty]

i burn up a dremel once a year it seems. i just buy the cheap craftsmans and run them till they die.

cutting tires is extremely hard on the little guys. when i cut my mammoths a few years ago i literally wrapped it in a rag to keep it from burning my hands, which in turn made the dremel very unhappy.

;-)

[radishkid]

I just use an electric die-grinder (Falcon if I remember right) with a 1/2hp motor, exchangeable head, and 5 foot flexible drive cable. Heh heh, it even has a variable speed pedal. Only hitch is that in a lot of situations requiring maneuvering the tool, the cable binds and the motor bogs down a little; inner guilt trip, don't want to wear it out prematurely, it's only like 15 years old :roll: . Now if only I can find my 90`head.