Ridgid Oscillating Sander (Motor hard starting problem)
Our daughter-in-law gave our son a Christmas gift (2017) of a Ridgid Oscillating Sander from Home Depot. Motor won’t start every time and if it does start it’s slow starting and strains a bit before starting. Same problem with the motor/solenoid that I had after buying 3 and returning them a few years ago. I found the reason why the motor would sometimes not start and then end up smoking if you didn’t turn it off immediately. Watch this youtube video that I found…. it shows the reason why this is a problem and the fix to make the sander work correctly. The MOTOR is not the problem.... https://youtu.be/VDG2yCopOFI I removed the 18 gauge wire counting each...
