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Old 05-04-2010, 12:29 AM   #13
El Jay
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Re: Angle grinder trouble

I'm with everybody else. Get a set of brushes (& holders) and give it a whirl.
If you have to take it apart, clean up the commutator with some emery cloth, not sand paper, and take a DULL knife and clean out the grooves on the commutator.
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