I have the new imperial version. I purchased two of these so far. Both of them overheat badly new out-of-the-box, the collect/spindle becomes burning hot to the touch under no load conditions. Before i return the second router under the 30-day money back guarantee, i am asking the forum for confirmation of what is the normal behavior of this router under no load conditions. USA Festool would not clarify, they simply described that because the collect/spindle is connected to the motor, some heat from the motor will be transferred. I had a 3-1/4 HP Porter Cable in a router table and never had overheating issue under no load conditions. I have the Festool 1400 router and never have had overheating issue under no load conditions.
Following is description of the test used to produce the problem. I run the 2200 at high speed for 5 minutes with no load, no router bit installed. Router is connected directly to the power outlet, no extension cord. After 5 minutes the collect/spindle will be too hot to touch, and the silver metal parts near the collet/spindle will be hot to the touch. When i run the router for 15+ minutes the silver metal parts near the collet/spindle will also become too hot to touch. When i say too hot to touch, one will experience pain if they continue to touch the hot metal parts for more than a brief time. When i run the same test with the 1400 router, the collect/spindle will be barely warm to the touch. What i remember about the 3-1/4 HP Porter Cabe, it also was just warm to the touch when running under no load conditions. Other 2-1/4 HP routers i have used in the past, from Porter Cable to Triton, all have only been warm to the touch, not burning hot.
For those who have 2200 routers, does your router become hot under no load conditions, where the collet/spimndle gets too hot to touch? Thank you for the time and assistance.
Following is description of the test used to produce the problem. I run the 2200 at high speed for 5 minutes with no load, no router bit installed. Router is connected directly to the power outlet, no extension cord. After 5 minutes the collect/spindle will be too hot to touch, and the silver metal parts near the collet/spindle will be hot to the touch. When i run the router for 15+ minutes the silver metal parts near the collet/spindle will also become too hot to touch. When i say too hot to touch, one will experience pain if they continue to touch the hot metal parts for more than a brief time. When i run the same test with the 1400 router, the collect/spindle will be barely warm to the touch. What i remember about the 3-1/4 HP Porter Cabe, it also was just warm to the touch when running under no load conditions. Other 2-1/4 HP routers i have used in the past, from Porter Cable to Triton, all have only been warm to the touch, not burning hot.
For those who have 2200 routers, does your router become hot under no load conditions, where the collet/spimndle gets too hot to touch? Thank you for the time and assistance.
