ear3
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A couple of weeks ago one of the pins from the RO90 socket broke off inside the plug it cord.
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I had a socket problem a while back with my ETS-EC 150 (https://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?pretty;board=festool-tool-problems;topic=loose-plug-it-connection-on-ets-ec-1505.0), and since that fix was relatively easy, I decided to order up a replacement socket for the RO90 and do the repair myself (machine is 5 years old at this point, so past warranty). Tools for Working Wood in Brooklyn has them in stock, so I was able to get the part almost immediately.
When I opened up the shell, I almost regretted my decision. I don't have a great intuition when it comes to mechanical components or wiring, and I have a tendency to apply force over finesse, so I was worried whether I risked doing more harm than good.
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The wires for the socket loop under both the motor assembly and the board, requiring that the two be removed.
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On top of that, once you remove the motor (which requires taking out an additional set of interior screws), that releases the tension on the gear box, so that pops out as well, along with the green knob and lever that changes between rotex, ros and delta mode. Pretty soon all of the components were out of place as I struggled to figure out how to repack the wire for the new socket in the housing , and I even started to compose in my head the note to Festool service that would accompany the box containing my disemboweled RO90.
Well, it took about a half hour of fiddling, but eventually I got everything back in place (after a few false starts). Socket is now repaired, and the machine, thank god, is again working.
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Incidentally, does anyone know if I can replace the female head on the plug-it and thereby save the cord?
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I had a socket problem a while back with my ETS-EC 150 (https://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?pretty;board=festool-tool-problems;topic=loose-plug-it-connection-on-ets-ec-1505.0), and since that fix was relatively easy, I decided to order up a replacement socket for the RO90 and do the repair myself (machine is 5 years old at this point, so past warranty). Tools for Working Wood in Brooklyn has them in stock, so I was able to get the part almost immediately.
When I opened up the shell, I almost regretted my decision. I don't have a great intuition when it comes to mechanical components or wiring, and I have a tendency to apply force over finesse, so I was worried whether I risked doing more harm than good.
[attachimg=2]
The wires for the socket loop under both the motor assembly and the board, requiring that the two be removed.
[attachimg=3]
On top of that, once you remove the motor (which requires taking out an additional set of interior screws), that releases the tension on the gear box, so that pops out as well, along with the green knob and lever that changes between rotex, ros and delta mode. Pretty soon all of the components were out of place as I struggled to figure out how to repack the wire for the new socket in the housing , and I even started to compose in my head the note to Festool service that would accompany the box containing my disemboweled RO90.
Well, it took about a half hour of fiddling, but eventually I got everything back in place (after a few false starts). Socket is now repaired, and the machine, thank god, is again working.
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Incidentally, does anyone know if I can replace the female head on the plug-it and thereby save the cord?
