ets 125 dust extraction detection malfunction

[chrisfrantzdale]

I've been having this issue come up sporadically with my 5 months new ETS 125/3: I'll have it running with dust extraction and it will periodically switch itself off, as if you had disconnected the hose. Switch it on again and it will run for a few seconds then switch off again. It might do this a few times and then go back to running as normal. I've experimented with turning the suction all the way up on the dust extractor, in case the lower suction wasn't enough to trigger the sensor (although you should be able to run the sander with the suction on low). I want to keep an eye on this for a while before I go through the trouble of sending it in for service. If it is a malfunction it doesn't do it consistently, so the disease may be afraid of the doctor. Has anyone experienced this issue? Could there be something I'm doing wrong or not considering?

 

[Peter_C]

My ETS EC 150/5 today started doing something similar. Would run for 5 minutes shut off. Restart it and it would run for 30 seconds, then shut off. After it would only run for 5 seconds. Let it cool down and it would then run for 5 minutes again. I filled out a form today to send it in for repair. With the EC version this has happened to other folks too.