Fixing a Lidl Parkside PPHSS 730 Jigsaw that won't switch on. New Bosch switch needed. 

I have the same machine,was £25 from Lidl in the mid 2000's, it's done lots of work and still going strong,well made machine

"not tea bag" love the reference to AVE, but his crown has slipped - Dean is King of the discombobulated arms video! (TOT has gone a bit quiet) 'Nice one'

I have a 20 V brushless Parkside drill for only 59 Eu, is a very good machine. Battery and charger just 30 Eu. For DIY don´t need anymore😊😊

Always the hardest part getting it back in the case 😂

*Thank You* for saying *_Welcome back to the *workshop._* Get so tired of hearing just the shop part of the word. Much appreciated Dean. 👍👍

Nice one, 2007 17 year-old. Not bad for a cheap DIY tool.

I have the same jigsaw but the green model. And yes the power switch is bad. I replaced it with makita or maybe bosch switch which has the copper contacts. Overall really good quality jigsaw.

This is an exclelent tool apart from the fault you identified. It's actually the plactic switch actuator linkage that is at fault however you either need to reinforce it so that it doesn't bend or you can bypass the switch by just putting an inline switch in the rubber power cable.

I bought one if these back in 2008. £49.99

17 year old Lidl special. Given how cheap they are today, I bet at that time it cost 30 bob or so!! What a bargain brand. Based on your other Parkside videos, I would have no problem buying one of their machines in the future.

I subscribed to your channel a month or so ago, I've watched loads or your vids since, they are very interesting & I'm really enjoying them, carry on the great work 👍

Definitely Parkside from LIDL as that's the old logo. They used to be red, then blue, now green. I had a red sds from the early 2000's. Only stopped working about 3 years ago but I abused the hell out of it for about 18 years. Also have a red bench grinder which I use almost daily and still going strong. I've got loads of the newer parkside stuff and can't fault it. The one or two times I did have issues I had no problem getting parts from the manufacturer at the time. Recently got the performance range 1/2 inch impact wrench from Germany and super impressed. Same specs as the milwaukee (1898nm) for €149 with a 5 year warranty

Gotta love a simple fix. With the age od the machine, your labour plus part cost peobably equalled current cost od machine, but as you said another 10-15 years of occasional service without having to worry about a new model quality. Great job!

And it has a motor speed control! Awesome

Awesome jobs..love watching how everything runs...and how to fix it

I still have one of these in the garage, decent build, has lasted me yonks, i dont use it that often but it works when I need it.

I have one the same from Lidl bought years ago. It is a heavy duty tool but it is quite heavy to use for us weak DiY types! The power switch on mine has always been very stiff to use but it has to be one of the best tools I own! Can't remember the price but I thought it was cheap at the time.

You can get spares for a lot of Parkside tools through the Kompernass in Germany. You can still even get a set of brushes for this machine for 5 quid... Article no.: 37833 / ZU1 IAN / main article no.: 37833 Model: PPHSS 730

Parkside is good, if you just need to use a tool once in a while or do some minor DYI, while knowing that those tools have limits. Same goes with brand from big hardware stores.

Another great one Dean,! Thanks!!!!!

Nice to know both parts fit.

Top morning, a cuppa coffee and a double-D video! (No darling, not that kind of video I swear) Nice one, surprisingly good quality from a budget brand and a nice simple fix

Machines older than my kids 👌🏽

Nice job Dean

The power tool magician!

Sometimes there are some basic replacement parts available for Parkside tools here in Germany. But only for newer tools 2008 and up. Mostly carbon brushes and switches, but that's it. The quality also varies a LOT depending on the tool and supplier. Some are pretty decent compared to other cheap brands. For cheap tools that I might want to fix I still go for Einhell tools, they tend to sell more parts.

I’ve owned ferrex tools since they started doing them I’ve upgraded to brushless and cannot complain

Got a bunch of these tools from my dad, who would just buy them because they were on offer and do zero work with them, some were on their sealed boxes, ca 2005-2007. Guess what, they were all useless crap. Obviously the battery ones were all dead but the 220V ones were also the lowest of the low. I had a similar switch problem on a leaf blower, the end of the lever had disintegrated, the machine was new and unused. I hate parkside with a passion, even though im DIY, I like proper tools.

Great video🎉🎉🎉

Good as gold Dean.

Would love to get my hands on something like that, but my local Lidl seem to only put out the battery powered ones (without the batteries) which I really don't want to deal with.

I actually use makita every day, Just got mijzelf a parkside performance recipro and must say looks and sounds good and makes quick work for now

It's surprising how well built some of these cheap tools are, for DIY or occasional use they are perfectly good. Personally, I prefer to have parts available, so I've often brought Makita or Bosch second hand, instead of a new cheap machine. Milwaukee is a joke, because you pay top dollar, and really you are no better off for repairs, than with a cheap tool like this Parkside. For me, since there is often not too much difference in build quality these days, it's mostly the lifetime parts support you are paying extra for, when you go with a big brand.

I would say it cost €35.00 in its time

It looks a great deal like a Bosch.

Nice job!

The owner got his 2 pound 90 worth if he used it since 2007! 8^)

I recently got a parkside battery drill (only drill, not hammer). I'm a bit disappointed about it because the chuck started wobbling within the first battery charge. I have other PS tools that are ok for light duty use so in my experience quality is a hit-and-miss

Just google MKT FA-2-5 . This switch can be had new for about 5€, no problem. But if the Bosch fits...why not?

Yes

When you look at this against the modern Milwaukee etc that cannot have a cost effective repair done on it anyway, the Parkside makes decent economic sense.

I used to repair tools for studio construction lots of nail guns, saws ,you name it and I’ve never seen one that takes a gas canister , is this a Europe thing? And is it for power? Oh and I CANT STOP WATCHING!

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Similarly, I have been using a dated Parkside Reciprocating saw and although it feels heavy and has an odd bulbous shape it also seems to be well made. I was previously using a £250 Milwaukee 240V one but when the carbon brushes came to an end the springs chewed up that motor's armature. Poor show..

I thought it was a Festool Triom in the pic. 😂

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Noticed the DeWalt blade, good sign the machine was looked after better than most Parkside tools would

Nice one! probably even a better one then the curent cordless Bosch blue, which is all plastic inside.

Geat job Dean...i got a quick Q , my 18v bosch multi saw ,the release locking lever gone floppy and not locking or releaseing the blades , ive searched your videos , couldnt find any on this issue , so thinking maybe its not fixable or maybe not viable fix ie replaceing complete head unit...whats your thoughts...thanks in advance , love your vids btw

Good 👍

I would have used some contact cleaner on the switch, then maybe some epoxy glue to add a dab of glue on the lever to add a few mm to press the swirzh further and see if that worked to save some money. Guess when it's a business, it nkt worth it.

Wonder if there's a way to fix the switch it's self 🤔 also great video

People think Parkside is made by Bosch because the quality is good. In fact Parkside is a brand owned by Kompernaß Handelsgesellschaft GmbH, all part of german group Einhell.

Looks like bootleg festool Trion jigsaw also

Quick question, I'm replacing the lead on a 9" Makita angle grinder with some H07 2*1 cable, would it be ok to make it 4M long instead of the original length which was about 3M long ?

A bootleg Bosch it looks like one we don't sell that brand you have to look at the different brands that look like that manufacturer makes it for them we have those stores here but they don't sell power tools only over in in Europe

Where do you get your parts from

Haha! "Ain't t-bag"? Did you get that from Arduino vs the world? or vice versa?

I've a Parkside screw gun but it's sparkling and throwing sparks out. Is there anything I can do, it's 4 years old. I'm a messer handyman

Parkside is generally very good for the price 😊

Sounds like Jim McDonald so ya doo

It not unlike a Festool

It's not cheap, it's inexpensive.

Switch is probably out of the same factory in China just in a different baggy

Parkside has always been made by Bosch. Cheap Bosh tools are green now too.

It's a clone of my festool,a cheap poor quality clone