Hopped in the truck to go get some underlayment for a project, turned the key and....clickety-clickety-click. Did manage to convince it to start and had NAPA test the battery. Bad, way down on cranking amps, charge state iffy. Well, after 11 years (OEM) I guess it don't owe me much. Swapped in a new AGM in the parking lot. $250 with tax for battery and one cable end.
Got home, unloaded the plywood, set up to cut it to size and halfway through the first cut, my Makita hypoid saw quit. Checked the obvious stuff - brushes, wiring, switch - and got it to run intermittently but not enough to cut with it. Motor windings look a little toasty in spots tho I didn't get any smoke or that "oh, shit" smell. Replacing it ain't gonna be cheap either, tho a little less saw will do anything I'm likely to take on at my advanced age.
Got home, unloaded the plywood, set up to cut it to size and halfway through the first cut, my Makita hypoid saw quit. Checked the obvious stuff - brushes, wiring, switch - and got it to run intermittently but not enough to cut with it. Motor windings look a little toasty in spots tho I didn't get any smoke or that "oh, shit" smell. Replacing it ain't gonna be cheap either, tho a little less saw will do anything I'm likely to take on at my advanced age.
