Thread: MOF001 issue and question

That sparking in the clip looks a bit severe. I just went out and tried mine with a few starts, and even in low light I could hardly see any sparking inside the casing. You mentioned that you thought the speed fluctuated at one stage. This seems to be a problem with this model. Mine started doing that after very little use, but unfortunately it was out of warrantee by then (should have used it more when I first got it). I have spoken to a couple of Kinchrome reps (the agents for Triton) at wood shows, and they won't seem to acknowledge there is a problem. I have tried blowing out around the speed sensor as suggested by some people, but the doesn't seem to have any real impact. Sometimes it behaves well, and other times it is up and down all the time.
As for the soft start, it does start fairly quickly, but not so fast that it tries to rip it out of your hands. Your starting speed looks about the same as my router.
Apart from the speed issue, mine has been a great router which spends all its time in the router table.
I will be interested to see how you go as I was hoping the newer models would be better.

Looks to me like the soft start is doing its job, as there is no torque feedback when starting, in spite of the very light holding pressure when you start it. The sparking does look a little unusual - have you examined the carbon brushes? It's possible one may be cracked, so I'd have a look. WARNING: when replacing the brushes, DO NOT over-tighten the brush cap, as they are not the most robust design.

Ray

My old TRA001 has also started running with the "speed variation syndrome".

I checked the brushes and also took the router to a repair shop to get them to check the router.

They could not find any problem.

Still runs with the variation when used inverted in the table. ( That is how it is used 100% of the time).

No one seems to know what is causing this issue.

My TRA001 started making the unmistakable sound of flashing brushes under the table (I am a sparky) so I checked them out, plenty of length, enough tension, so cleaned it out and reinstalled it. It was OK for two starts and then did it again so I replaced the brushes with new ones and that fixed it. This did not quite make sense so I had a good look and found the brushes were worn on the sides and the only thing I can think is they were rocking enough to jam in the holders.
Don't know if that's any help.
Regards

Originally Posted by A Duke

My TRA001 started making the unmistakable sound of flashing brushes under the table (I am a sparky) so I checked them out, plenty of length, enough tension, so cleaned it out and reinstalled it. It was OK for two starts and then did it again so I replaced the brushes with new ones and that fixed it. This did not quite make sense so I had a good look and found the brushes were worn on the sides and the only thing I can think is they were rocking enough to jam in the holders.
Don't know if that's any help.
Regards

That's worth a try, Hugh...

Thanks for all the replies everyone.

It's been almost two weeks since I sent the original request for help to Triton. Seems they don't have anything to say on the matter. That's fine I will file that away in my brand opinion file and stay clear of them in future. There are plenty of good brands out there as alternate options.

I think I will have to try the new brush solution even though the ones in it now are 6 months old and have probably only done a couple hours of work all up. I didn't really want to dismantle the thing but it seems like a good cleanout on the brush contact points on the rotor(is that the right word for it?) might help also. They look quite fowled which probably isn't helped by all the sparking.

Could it be that the brushes are just rubbish quality from factory? contaminated somehow?

I had this problem and cleared it by cleaning in between the rotor segments.

Originally Posted by Chrism3

I had this problem and cleared it by cleaning in between the rotor segments.

Thanks for your reply. Did you have to take the whole unit apart or it there an easier way to get at the rotor? Also what did you use to clean it, metho?

Cheers
mat

Yes, I followed RayintheUk's instructions for dismantling.
I don't recall if I used a liquid cleaner - I did use a brass wire brush to clean between the segments, and probably an eraser to clean the segments. I don't see a problem with metho or isopropyl cleaner.
Chris