Triton TRA001 speed control problem, and the fix
This is about a TRA001 I got in 2001, so it's the older version of this router with no height mechanism accessible from the table and no way to add one. A plate with a lift is definitely in my future if I stick with this router.
I finished a new router table yesterday but as soon as I got the router into the table I started to have problems. Problem 1 was that I couldn't crank the router up using the round handle - too stiff. So I pulled it out again and took it all apart, cleaned a lot of sawdust (not that it has had heavy use) and gunk out of the *plastic* gears, lubricated the gears a little, made it smooth. I've covered the two openings at the base of the shafts now in an effort to keep more sawdust out.
Finally I got it back in the table but it was stuck on full speed, the speed dial had no effect at all. Pulling the top off I found a three-way spade connection that would do a dodgy car alarm installer proud. I pulled the spades out, crimped them closed just a tiny bit more so the spades needed a bit of force to get them back in and now it works again. If your speed control breaks, check those connections, they are easily accessible under the round top cover with the speed control unit lifted aside.