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   citrouille | Jun 10, 2006 07:54pm | #1

   I am not familiar with that particular model but 3 possible problems come to my mind:
   1) build up of wood dust under the brushes.
   2) faulty switch.
   3) faulty cord.

   It's easy enough to check the brushes, you can test the switch and the cord with an ohm meter but you will have to disassemble the router.

   C.

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   ghost | Jun 11, 2006 12:19am | #2

   Thanks citrouille, I'll check the switch and cord. The router is only about one mounth of usage so the brushes are problably still clean.  

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   Bonka | Jun 11, 2006 02:45am | #3

   I have one of those.  I used it very little and onday it would not turn on. I took it to the man and he had to put in a new switch.

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   natalee | Jun 11, 2006 03:10am | #4

   Clean the switch(disconnect it first!!?), it get very durty if you use it on a router table.

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   ahrant | Jun 11, 2006 09:00pm | #5

   I had the same problem with my bosch router. I found out it was a defect in the switch, it is not sealed from dust very well. I Ended up buying a new switch but as I was installing it I found if I blew the dust out from the old switch it worked fine. I have yet to figure out a way to keep this problem from happening again, and Bosch does not have a fixed switch.

   Hrant

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   Woodspirit | Jun 12, 2006 06:30am | #6

   Hi ghost, had the same problem with mine and concur with the answers already posted, the switch gets plugged with fine dust and won't connect. I use mine a lot installed in a table so all the dust filters down into the switch. After the second replacement the repair shop recommended that I wire an external switched recepticle onto the table and leave the router switch on. That won't stop the dust from coming in but at least the contacts within the switch stay in touch. It also gave me a close and easy way to upplug the router when I'm changing bits. I also kept the old switch and took it apart, cleaning was easy and now I have a spare.

   Cheers.

   There is seldom only one right way!
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   Neil | Jun 13, 2006 12:59am | #7

   I have the same router and am on power switch four or five…

   The switch itself is unremarkable, but strangely enough it’s not sealed.   I just opened the latest failed unit up and it was packed with dust.  Not a great design for a good tool.   If you call Bosch they will send you a new one.  It’s trivial to replace, remove the two screws on top and unplug the old one.