I need to know why and, failing that where to take the HEAVY planer for a Factory Authorized or better repair.
I ran about two boards through it last time out and switched it off. Went to run another board through three days later and it would not start.
I tested the outlet for power as well as the fuse/breaker and noticed the speed shifting lever was halfway between '1' and '2.' I could not move it to either position.
So, I removed the top and fiddle around with the black rods on the left side where the silver-colored gearbox(?) sits. By moving these, I was able to shift the lever to the '1 or '2' position. However, It would not start (I over rode the safety disconnect with an appropriate-sized substitute). I replaced the top and tried again - no luck.
I have no idea how that level got 'out of joint' as I seldom use it - and then, only while the thing is powered up. I have NEVER tried to move it while the machine is OFF.
Anyone have any ideas? I can dismantle it further, of course - but prefer to hold off on that approach until I have some idea of what might be amiss.
5/30/2018 UPDATE
Searched for DeWalt Repair and found they are in Charlotte, NC
https://servicenet.dewalt.com/Parts/Search?searchedNumber=dw735
Guaranteed Repair Cost: $299.99
What's GRC?
Such a deal!
I had my Home Depot Planer for ten years or more and sold it in good operating condition to 'afford' the DW735 with three blades and two speeds. Less than three years later I've a dead machine and a repair shop promising they will not charge me more than the price of a new rigid planer to repair my Dewalt machine if I shlep it down to Charlotte and pick it up there when they are done.
I did d/l the parts diagrams and a manual (,pdf's) so I may be able to discover the issue myself. It could be the Speed Switch has nothing to do with the problem and the effort to trace the current from where the power cord enters the machine will be the next step. Oh, let it be a bad circuit breaker!
Thanks for your attention.
I ran about two boards through it last time out and switched it off. Went to run another board through three days later and it would not start.
I tested the outlet for power as well as the fuse/breaker and noticed the speed shifting lever was halfway between '1' and '2.' I could not move it to either position.
So, I removed the top and fiddle around with the black rods on the left side where the silver-colored gearbox(?) sits. By moving these, I was able to shift the lever to the '1 or '2' position. However, It would not start (I over rode the safety disconnect with an appropriate-sized substitute). I replaced the top and tried again - no luck.
I have no idea how that level got 'out of joint' as I seldom use it - and then, only while the thing is powered up. I have NEVER tried to move it while the machine is OFF.
Anyone have any ideas? I can dismantle it further, of course - but prefer to hold off on that approach until I have some idea of what might be amiss.
5/30/2018 UPDATE
Searched for DeWalt Repair and found they are in Charlotte, NC
https://servicenet.dewalt.com/Parts/Search?searchedNumber=dw735
Guaranteed Repair Cost: $299.99
What's GRC?
Such a deal!
I had my Home Depot Planer for ten years or more and sold it in good operating condition to 'afford' the DW735 with three blades and two speeds. Less than three years later I've a dead machine and a repair shop promising they will not charge me more than the price of a new rigid planer to repair my Dewalt machine if I shlep it down to Charlotte and pick it up there when they are done.
I did d/l the parts diagrams and a manual (,pdf's) so I may be able to discover the issue myself. It could be the Speed Switch has nothing to do with the problem and the effort to trace the current from where the power cord enters the machine will be the next step. Oh, let it be a bad circuit breaker!
Thanks for your attention.
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