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One of my cheapo HF miter saws crapped out recently, apparently from the main switch burning up. I went to their support website to see if I could find a new switch versus replacing the whole thing, and stumbled upon this unrelated recall notice:



I bought a couple of these sets years ago, and don't recall if or where I may have used some of these fuses, and am a bit worried. Thought I'd mention it here in case anyone has done the same.

It turned out that they didn't have the switches anymore, and it's a good thing. I ended up just getting a fresh saw on sale and with my 20% off coupon, and later found that the motor in the old saw had burned out, which is what caused the switch to burn up. If I had found a new switch, it would have been a waste. No regrets though, since I got a lot of use out of the old beast over several years, and worked it very hard lots of times.

Ed

On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:24:41 -0700, you wrote:

One of my cheapo HF miter saws crapped out recently, apparently from the main switch burning up. I went to their support website to see if I could find a new switch versus replacing the whole thing, and stumbled upon this unrelated recall notice:



I bought a couple of these sets years ago, and don't recall if or where I may have used some of these fuses, and am a bit worried. Thought I'd mention it here in case anyone has done the same.

OK, the automotive fuses are rated at 32 volts maximum (typical) and
are NOT made for interrupting 120 or 240 volts.

It turned out that they didn't have the switches anymore, and it's a good thing. I ended up just getting a fresh saw on sale and with my 20% off coupon, and later found that the motor in the old saw had burned out, which is what caused the switch to burn up. If I had found a new switch, it would have been a waste. No regrets though, since I got a lot of use out of the old beast over several years, and worked it very hard lots of times.

I have an HF wet/dry grinder (the one with the vertical mount slow
wheel that is suspended within a tank of water). The switch failed.

It is rather nice for grinding off the little tabs left over from a
popular PC board house, the water keeps the fiberglass dust from
getting out into the shop.

Harvey

Ed