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23rd January 2018, 02:36 AM #1Senior Member
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Another TRA001 problem
Rather than hijack Pauls321 thread I will start my own...
The problem I have with my TRA001 is that I can't get the cutter to rise up enough to engage the spindle lock, it comes to a dead stop about 3/4" short.
I have cleaned the rack and can see nothing that would stop further rise, the spindle lock pin and depth stop are free as is the locking handle.
It is possible to change the cutter by holding the spindle locking detent in with a finger while wielding the spanner with the other hand but this is not very satisfactory.
Anyone come across this problem and/or found a cure?
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23rd January 2018, 06:49 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Might sound silly, but try dropping the router down to the very bottom, and then raise it up. It somehow re-sets the mechanism. I won't mention that the switch has to be off.
Fingers crossed,
Alan...
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23rd January 2018, 07:30 AM #3Senior Member
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Thanks Uncle Al....
Will give it a go.
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23rd January 2018, 07:54 AM #4
I've had this happen with a (now deceased...) Triton MOF-001 in the past. Problem was something like what Uncle Al describes above - I had the router wired through an external push button ON/OFF switch mounted at convenient height on the side of my router table, so the switch on the side of the router body was always ON and power was controlled by the external switch. If I forgot to turn the router body switch OFF as well as the external switch (and power at the wall socket), it won't raise all the way up. In some cases, the sliding clear plastic shroud over the router ON/OFF switch can stick and cause this problem - I think the limiter on raised height is actually a mechanical interlock with this sliding shroud?
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23rd January 2018, 08:28 AM #5Senior Member
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Thanks Mr Brush
Now you mention it I vaguely remember a similar problem when I first put the router in the table.
Will have a look at it in the daylight! (Night time here and I am just off to bed💤
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23rd January 2018, 09:53 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Old Biker,
I think you might find that is your problem. I have an external power switch on my home made router table also. But I still turn the switch on/off on the router itself. When ready to rout, turn switch on, then turn the external switch on. Very safe, hands out of the way. And if that switch on the router is left on, it wont raise up all the way.
Paul
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23rd January 2018, 11:57 PM #7Senior Member
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Thanks guys, all sorted now.
It was that sneaky interlock on the switch cover.
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