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My 6 1/2 cordless skillsaw won’t start when trigger is pulled. Spin blade and try again it starts. Over and over what is wrong with it??
I would guess your brushes are wore out. They are pretty cheap and usually pretty easy to change as they are designed to wear out overtime.
Thanks it’s brushless though
In that case I have no idea haha. That’s one thing I dont like about brushless tools they seem to have more electrical gremlins. I don’t own any makita tools but I know with dewalt and milwaukee brushless tools if you have electrical problems you pretty much have to replace the whole electrical assembly.
Yeah the problem is definitely electrical and replacing everything is generally going to be cheaper than troubleshooting to isolate the problem. Something simple refusing to turn on is a really nondescript problem too. Not the kind of thing that can be diagnosed by random people on the internet remotely.