Normal sound for a TS 60?

[camhabib]

Just picked up a TS 60. Went to run it for the first time and noticed it makes a bit of an almost rattling / ratcheting sound on startup. It goes away as soon as the blade comes up to speed, but wanted to ask if this was normal or not? Thanks all.

 

[bobtskutter]

I'm not sure about the TS60 but my TS75 sounds like it's growling at me on start-up.

Bob

 

[Coen]

The other TS saws have PWM control and during spin-up it growls because the blade tries to overtake the motor between pulses.

TS 60 probably the same.

 

[onocoffee]

Festool saws growl because they're angry. And German. Better if you had let it run and spin up completely in the video to be certain, but my ATF 55, TS 55 and my friends TS 75 all sound like that on spin up.

Sounds about normal.

 

[peter halle]

Normal.

 

[Vondawg]

Germans are not angry to be clear ..but the sounds, not like other saws, these sounds are normal to most users

 

[grmaxx]

It's normal.

 

[camhabib]

Thank you all. I watched some videos of other saws in operation and it does appear to be normal. Was rather worried given it sounds very much like a bad bearing, but all is well.