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I was just using my cordless makita grinder (BGA452) and the switch jammed when I tried to turn it off. It seemed to keep catching in a halfway position where the grinder was still powered. I opened it up and couldn’t find anything it would catch on but the problem seems to be gone now. Has anyone else had a problem like this and found a way to keep it from happening?
I frequently don’t have a hand free to force the switch off or remove the battery when I’m grinding so while I was lucky this time I’m quite worried the problem will recur.
Not just some crap stuck somewhere inbetween the switch and the housing? 🙂
Seems like since the problem was fixed after opening it up it was likely just a bit of debris jamming it
If your really worried I would get a new switch. That’s one of the first failure points in power tools. They take a lot of abuse.