repairing makita drills

[Terry7556]

my son has a makita cordless drill that is not working. by some miracle can anyone suggest a repair centre in the midlands /cannock area please

 

[big-all]

if you get no reconendations then try
http://www.rprpowertools.co.uk/

 

[conny]

See my answer to your other post.

You didn't say in that one it was cordless.
Have you charged the batery or tried a replacement one?

 

[Terry7556]

hi conny thanks for the capacitor advice, the battery is working fine, its been tried out in other makita tools, we are asking a couple of hire centres where they get their tools repaired and there is a makita centre in south birmingham about 30 miles away but we are both working out of town and trying to do stuff at the weekend is not easy.
my lad is ****ed off, hes on a prison job in bridgeend and hes direct, there are 6 subbies the firm have put on there to get the job punched out, not one cordless drill between the six of them, and his drill is passed around on continuous use and after two weeks of this its showing signs of wear
no surprise hes not happy, being older it would be easier for me to say f@@k off, enough **** taking

 

[malboro]

Possible that the brushes have just worn. Don't worry about finding a repair centre; find some new carbon brushes (I bet most decent tool shops keep them from stock)

 

[prod]

hi terence, if your staying out of town would`nt it be easier to get it repaired in bridgend. there`s a makita distributor in bridgend cant provide the link just google makita bridgend .....Dave ps and while your at it take the tight subbies with you so they can buy their own tools

 

[Terry7556]

update the drill had a set of new carbon brushes, £60 inc fitting and vat
£20 to hire one for one day on monday for work

 

[seaangler]

update the drill had a set of new carbon brushes, £60 inc fitting and vat
£20 to hire one for one day on monday for work

jeeeesus christ - where the brushes solid gold ???
what model drill was it ?

 

[Terry7556]

i nearly fainted when he told me, when he visits at the weekend im going to show him a grinder i need brushes for.my grandson could change them.a harsh lesson for him
one good thing to come out of it is hes resolved to tell workmates/subbies to foxtrot oscar when they want a loan of the drill.