imaginarynumber
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My first RTS400 was largely unloved by me when I specialised in painting MDF units. I would guestimate that over a 4 year period it would have been used for 30 hours.
One day, I needed to use it sand a customers walls. Both of my Rotex devices were elsewhere at the time.
I was using the RTS and noticed the speed kept fluctuating wildly- it would drop from full speed to the lowest and then back up to full speed. After a day or two it eventually just started humming loudly and the sanding base was almost static.
I tried to dismantle it but I could not remove the screw that holds the crescent shaped brass plate that enables the oscillating of the base plate. Frustrated, I binned the sander.
Roll forward a few years and I needed another RTS400. after about 10 months the same thing happened. I sent it back for in warranty repairs. It was fixed. I used it for a few months, all was good. Again, I didn't use it again for ages and when i needed it, the same thing happened after a few weeks.
I own several Festool products, other than the RTS and the plastic teeth used in the old Rotex 150, I have never had any complaints about build quality.
I take it that I am not the only person that has experienced this fault. Does anyone know if the problem is related to the speed control PCB or the bearings?
One day, I needed to use it sand a customers walls. Both of my Rotex devices were elsewhere at the time.
I was using the RTS and noticed the speed kept fluctuating wildly- it would drop from full speed to the lowest and then back up to full speed. After a day or two it eventually just started humming loudly and the sanding base was almost static.
I tried to dismantle it but I could not remove the screw that holds the crescent shaped brass plate that enables the oscillating of the base plate. Frustrated, I binned the sander.
Roll forward a few years and I needed another RTS400. after about 10 months the same thing happened. I sent it back for in warranty repairs. It was fixed. I used it for a few months, all was good. Again, I didn't use it again for ages and when i needed it, the same thing happened after a few weeks.
I own several Festool products, other than the RTS and the plastic teeth used in the old Rotex 150, I have never had any complaints about build quality.
I take it that I am not the only person that has experienced this fault. Does anyone know if the problem is related to the speed control PCB or the bearings?
