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I had no idea Porter Cable has discontinued the 690 router! Today I was going to use the router in a PC router table and changed bits out and the power didn’t come on. i thought I blew a circuit. Anyway, long story short, it was the power cable. I went in and tried to pull the cord through the strain relief boot but it was so difficult I went looking for parts. No dice.
Came back and sliced open the boot and redid the connection but the wire nuts were really hard to get all into the casing. Re- doing the cord I was surprised to find it was an 18 gauge wire. But, there are all kinds of cracks. I may have to do it again.
Do any of you recommend a parts supply? How can I redo the wiring again as the wires are crimped. every time I re - wire this thing there is less and less wire to strip and connect with wire nuts. I don’t want to feed the wires to the inside where the turning parts are ( commutator?).
On a complete different tangent, what router would you all recommend to replace this 690 router with. I read a bunch of reviews. I thought the DeWalt looked good till I read some horror stories of collets breaking and terrible customer support. ( sometimes it’s not good to believe all too). I have a couple of Makita laminate trimmers. Never tried a Milwaukee or Bosch.
Anyway, I would sure enjoy hearing the advice and help here.
Thank you all!
Tim
Came back and sliced open the boot and redid the connection but the wire nuts were really hard to get all into the casing. Re- doing the cord I was surprised to find it was an 18 gauge wire. But, there are all kinds of cracks. I may have to do it again.
Do any of you recommend a parts supply? How can I redo the wiring again as the wires are crimped. every time I re - wire this thing there is less and less wire to strip and connect with wire nuts. I don’t want to feed the wires to the inside where the turning parts are ( commutator?).
On a complete different tangent, what router would you all recommend to replace this 690 router with. I read a bunch of reviews. I thought the DeWalt looked good till I read some horror stories of collets breaking and terrible customer support. ( sometimes it’s not good to believe all too). I have a couple of Makita laminate trimmers. Never tried a Milwaukee or Bosch.
Anyway, I would sure enjoy hearing the advice and help here.
Thank you all!
Tim