I've had my Makita LS1018L since July 2011 and on occasions found it wouldnt spin up to full rpms, all times since this was only temporary. Well today it seems permanent and I think it might be a switch issue? Anybody has similar problems, a bit peeved off noting it's only a few months out of warranty (call to Makita hasn't helped) and I actually decided to spend a bit more than a no-name brand to get a better product.

I decided to take the handle apart to expose the switch, to continue testing it took me a bit to work out how to re-insert he bushes. A general question would a faulty switch cause the saw to rotate at slow RPM. Im starting to think it may be something else..