Repairing a Mafell MT55 plunge saw that won't start up. 

Мы в России даже покупаем mafell хотя у нас она стоит как хорошая месячная зарплата )))

i couldnt afford a festool but i saved for it and bought one i looked at makita and other and found out that the overall quality isnt that good for what you pay so i spend 600bucks on the ts55 and i dont regret it since

it's an easy skill to aquire, at least for the basic functions. took me a couple hours but now i can use it rather confidently, and it's helped me a ton!

All you really need to know for testing on switches/power cords is how to test for continuity. Continuity is basically checking if power can flow from point A, to point B. To test a power cord, you will set your multimeter to continuity testing mode, place one lead on one end of your power cord, other lead on other end of power cord, if it beeps, you know power can flow through that line. You then know your power cord is not the issue. And with a switch, you put your leads on the terminals, there should be no beep, because the switch is always closed. When you press the button, it makes a connection to allow power to run through it. Which means your multimeter should beep. Of course there are switches that are always open, and when you press the button, it will close, so in that case the beep will stop when the button is pressed.... You should start with learning continuity, then expand your knowledge from there. I'm sure there are tons of RU-vid videos on it, if you're interested. 👍

Great suggestion!

Class lads

Both brands are German

The base is like no other.

My friends one the lead broke as well. Mine has been OK though 😊

That's a pretty accurate round up. 👌

Boot lace ferrels

@@deandohertygreaser Thanks Dean.

Iv seen a demo video, cannot wait to try them out

@@deandohertygreaser I think ToughBuilt should send you a set of them so you can review them for us. Would be worth emailing them to ask....👍

On top of the handle on the side there is a button. Depress that then pull back the red lever on top and the right side panel falls open. The arbor is locked so it's a simple one-wrench removal of the nut, the wrench (Allen key) fits in the shoe/base.

That was a custom model with machined blade and all...

why does it use that plug anyways and not a normal plug or is this some wierd ireland law that dosent allow for tools to have the same plug as normal house applience ?

​@@Salamibroon site tools in ireland are 110v. 240v for domestic appliances

110v for site use.

Was think that, might get one

It's a double insulated machine. No earth wire

@@deandohertygreaser Meaning cheap plastic, breaks down due to some stupid parts like a $40 plastic car part cost $3,000 to repair. Good old days, things of heavy metal lasts generations all it needed was a ground wire and a fast ground fault/arc fault circuit breaker without the nuisance trip.

@@kimchee94112 It's a European safety regulation thing. I have several very old and robust metal housing tools with plastic insides and a two core lead

@@enemyofthestatewearein7945 How do you handle ground fault when there is no ground path other than through you?

@@kimchee94112 The idea is to provide passive safety without being reliant on a ground that may be broken due to damaged cords etc. So all European power tools must be class 2 (double insulated) and in theory you shouldn't ever get a ground fault; if a wire breaks it will touch the plastic lining not the outer metal case. Also our site tools have a special yellow plug that doesn't fit the wall outlet, only to be used with a center-tapped portable transformer, so you can't get a lethal shock because the maximum possible touch voltage (to ground) is 55v.

You strike me as someone who hasn’t owned much Mafell or Festool. Lamello’s 50% a cheap Metabo grinder. Still gonna cost you a grand. That’s how much you sell things for when it’s not assembled in China and you’re a one thousandth the scale of Black and Decker, Makita, TTI and so on. Mafell in particular primarily makes timber framing equipment. I can confirm they’re not exactly flying off the shelves nor remotely capable of tiny home store margins.

1. what is wrong with a basic switch? Easy to replace, don’t have to replace the whole controller unit like some Dewallt or Makita tools. I barely see him repairing mafell, Festool or Just sometimes Hilti. Why is that? Yes, they don’t fail as much as dewalt, Milwaukee or makita. Bosh professional ist not the same as it has been. There are some very cheep tools now in the blue line which in my point of view should have been green ones.