Broken Orbital Sander | Try This Quick Fix 

Ah yes! The classic take it apart and put it back together! If I had to guess, the little metal piece that secures the wire... over time, with the cord moving all around can put stress on the cord and can start to break it down. Taking the stress off it and moving it may have done the trick, if it happens again, I would shorten the cord by about a foot and solder the wires to the terminals... or get a new cord. Typically it is a problem with the cord unless you are putting abnormal stress on the motor. That is what I find 90% of the time anyway. Thanks for the shoutout!

Just a suggestion but I wouldn't recommend using power tools to take apart or put back together plastic things

Good for you👍! Winged it again! I do that sort of thing all the time. A buck saved is a buck earned ( used to be a penny )

Love the support between channels…keep up the great work both of you!!

I followed your steps and they worked for me too!!! Thank you very much!

Hell ya! Glad you got it fixed!

Annual maintenance of all the tools is a good thing to do, that way these situations are minimized. Well done

Actually it worked, u saved me few bucks. Thanks

Bruh. Thank you💯💯💯. I was about to throw my battery Dewalt sander away. I cleaned it, and it WORKS NOW❤❤❤. THANKS AGAIN

Good job 👏 👍

So cool!

Thank you!

Thanks 👍🏼

Life’s little victories can be so rewarding. The little things can kill, they can also make you feelllike little school girl…

Sweet!!

I also use compressed air to clean out some dust in exactly the same Dewalt sander. I also took out the magnets on the left and the right replace them straight back… It did not start. Took them out again place them back in and bingo off It went like a champion If the magnets aren’t situated and moving correctly, they won’t initiate the motor to spin

Getting ready to work on mine for l real!

Well done! Was worried you'll be electrocuted 😮

Nice fix always go to switch first...

yay!

1the on and of switch faulty .2 the brushes need changed ...3 Chech the cable with an oms tester

Dewalt is launching this tool as a dust tight switch. When you opened the lid there was more dust than the Sahara everywhere. After all, what matters is that a dynamic and beautiful girl.

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Make sure you get as much of the dust out

Check the voltage?

Am wondering when you're going to pull out the volt meter. o_o

Hmm mine spins but as soon as it touches the wall it stops

You do your happy dance gf, you rock.

Bad cord?

Place more video

My father always said try to fix it yourself, if that doesn't work, then call for help.

Sorry u said crap nuggets n it made me think of jp in grandma's boy adios turd nuggets. Me n my daughter say it to make each other laugh

A very poor job done by someone who knows nothing about sanders. That poor sander deserves a better home. You reinforced my view that most DIY videos done by women are shallow and showcase their unwillingness to learn and do a proper job of it. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. You had too much dust on top, that indicates an abnormal situation. There should NEVER be so much dust on top of a Dewalt Random Orbit Sander. It should be very clean. You NEVER, EVER blow out all that dust right back into the motor, esp with the dust collector still on and nowhere for that dust to go. This was so wrong. Vacuum that up and brush out the terminals and vacuum some move. There is a ton of dust under that on the motor and you just drove that dust deep into places it should not go. The sandpaper you are using has no holes in it, so the dust is not being vacuumed up into the dust collector and ending up in the wiring section. I cannot tell if you are using a sand net or sandpaper. The net needs no holes as it is full of holes, but the paper holes have to be aligned with the holes in the sander. This allows dust to go into the dust collector not on sander. What you did NOT DO: Verification of loose terminal wires on top, no checking of carbon brushes. Remove bottom Velcro pads - two of them, then unscrew the ball bearings and lubricate and clean them out. This is the primary reason it is running rough even after it works - you can hear it. Those bearings are dry and overheating the motor. In the newer sanders, you have to remove the two halves of the plastic casing and the screws that hold them together. This means removing some wires on top section from their terminals. Keep track with some paint on which half of casing goes on which half of motor. Now the whole motor is exposed, full of dust. Vacuum, brush, vacuum. DO NOT BLOW YET. Holding on to the commutator with clamping pliers you unscrew the Torx screw at the base holding the ball bearing section. Now you can access and clean the bearings and pack them with a bit of Silicone grease. Reattach. This will make your sander run smoothly again. Clean the commutator which has carbon dust residue and could use an alcohol cotton swab cleaning. Metal fins under the motor: vacuum, brush out, vacuum again. When everything looks very, very clean, vacuumed and brushed out, you can finally blow out all the hidden dust and more will come. Now your sander is new again. Power tools, need regular maintenance not just when they break down due to neglect. When you take the time to clean out your sander and making a video on it, dig deeper and do a complete job that is more useful than this. This was not very useful.