First - wow, thanks for all of the responses
- Yep, is is a 110, plugged into a 110. I've used it, though infrequently, a number of times. It isn't like I was doing really hard work. Using a bowl-bit on white oak. Yes, the router got warm, but certainly not 'hot'.
- Never dropped, never broke a bit
- How do I know it is going beyond max? Good point - I suppose I really don't know that. But *man* does it scream. Runs hard enough to make me think it is going to come apart. Maybe it wont.
- Extension cords. No, nothing real long. wasn't bogging down at the time. Just a <snap> (not a very loud one, but I heard it), and off she went.
- Adjusting the VS knob has no effect at all. It acts like whatever the resister the VS knob manages just broke.
Questions:
Has anyone ever had this problem?
Is this a good router, and I just got two bad ones?
Am I missing something here?
THANKS everyone,
Pete |