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[LydiaGP]

That's great news.

I could be wrong, but I do believe a weak extension cord could cause this problem to happen. If I were you I'd invest in a 14 gauge extension cord.

In my experience with brushes I've always known them to fail because of:

1. Normal wear (too short to make good contact with the commutator). Most common.
2. Possibly a brush wire gone bad (loose connection).

My experience with brushes was from 7 years as a field service tech for fitness equipment so different industry but I'm guessing a brush is a brush.

I could be wrong, but I don't think extension cord had anything to do with this. That being said, I think it's a good idea to get a better cord anyways.

 

[Eldorado2k]

In my experience with brushes I've always known them to fail because of:

1. Normal wear (too short to make good contact with the commutator). Most common.
2. Possibly a brush wire gone bad (loose connection).

My experience with brushes was from 7 years as a field service tech for fitness equipment so different industry but I'm guessing a brush is a brush.

I could be wrong, but I don't think extension cord had anything to do with this. That being said, I think it's a good idea to get a better cord anyways.

I'm not surprised... I was trying to think back to when I 1st bought my polisher and the research that lead me to buy a thicker gauge extension cord to go with it. I'm sure there was a definitive reason and I thought it might've been related to the brushes.. Thanks for correcting me

 

[BlackMDX]

I suspect brushes are the culprit. If it was an excessively long and small gauge extension cord that caused the problem, there probably would have been some excessive heat at the plug connections or the tool itself.

Regardless of the cause, too often we buy extension cords for their looks and price. Like a book that you can't judge by its cover, you can't judge extension cords by their cover. Check the guage stamped on the cord or the packaging. Often a cord looks beefy, but it is a light wire guage covered by a lot of insulating material and rubber that is a lot cheaper than copper.

Buy heavy gauge cords, and don't use a 100 ft cord when you only need 25ft.

 

[PaulMys]

In my experience with brushes I've always known them to fail because of:

1. Normal wear (too short to make good contact with the commutator). Most common.
2. Possibly a brush wire gone bad (loose connection).

My experience with brushes was from 7 years as a field service tech for fitness equipment so different industry but I'm guessing a brush is a brush.

I could be wrong, but I don't think extension cord had anything to do with this. That being said, I think it's a good idea to get a better cord anyways.

^^^This^^^

 

[nine]

I bought the 2 pack from Costco but realized one cord isn't long enough.

Can I hook them together and still be ok using my polisher?

 

[Eldorado2k]

I bought the 2 pack from Costco but realized one cord isn't long enough.

Can I hook them together and still be ok using my polisher?

I wouldn't do it with 16ga cord, but with 12ga you should certainly be ok.

 

[PaulMys]

I wouldn't do it with 16ga cord, but with 12ga you should certainly be ok.

Agreed.

**To clarify to anyone reading this post with an interest, but is unsure about how wire thickness (gauge) is measured, the lower the number, the thicker the wire. As Eldo states above, he would NOT hook two 16ga (thinner) cords together but WOULD try it with two 12ga (thicker) cords.**

As an extreme example, think of telephone wire. It can be very thin. (20ga).

Now think of a huge battery cable. It can be very thick. (0ga).


Without getting into great detail, I hope this might alleviate any confusion some might have in reading a thread about the thickness (gauge) of cord to use with their polishers.

 

[nine]

Thanks...much appreciated