Visteonguy

Hitachi has replied to my email... seems like they think that the problem lies in a falty speed control circut. I found a site on the net that I can buy this part for just over a hundred bucks,,,, and Hitachi said it lists for $88 from another supplier, but when ya add shipping ,,, it pretty much squeezes a C-note to death either way,,,
Seems pretty stupid to put almost as much into repairing a tool as it would to replace it. This router was not used anymore then the average woodworker would use it, I guess I am saying that it was surely not worked to death in the 4 years or so that I owned it,,,, I have 7 routers as of last count so the routing duties were shared by all of them depending on what job had to be done.
Now I see that this router, as most of Hitachi's tools, now carry a 5 year warranty,,, however,,,, I had the bad luck to purchase mine before they upped the number of years that were covered under warranty,,, mine only had 1 year.
I just checked on EBAY and seen 2 brand new factory reconditioned M-12V's go for $132 that had the 5 year warranty to boot.
I will replace the router,,,, but I have to base my decision on what brand to buy now, on how that M-12V has preformed,,, and I have to tell you that I have a bad taste on my mouth from this experience,,, so I guess I am done with Hitachi tools from now on,, Some times parts fail,,, but when it happens to you and you find out that it will cost ya almost the whole price of a new one to fix it,,,, It gives ya an attitude.

So anyway,,, if your M-12V starts acting up like it has an over heating problem,,,, Ya have my sympathies,,,