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Repair an electric lawn mower?
UncleZen
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Black and decker stripemaster GR 13 inch cut, about 15 years old.
Its arcing when it is first switched on, I suspect that brushes need replacing.
I contacted a local lawn mower repair guy and he said it would need a new motor plus fitting and VAT and it would be cheaper to buy a new one. He said for safety reasons he could not just replace brushes, he had to change the motor.
It sounds a bit far fetched to me. Anyone here have any views?
Its arcing when it is first switched on, I suspect that brushes need replacing.
I contacted a local lawn mower repair guy and he said it would need a new motor plus fitting and VAT and it would be cheaper to buy a new one. He said for safety reasons he could not just replace brushes, he had to change the motor.
It sounds a bit far fetched to me. Anyone here have any views?
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15 years .. its probably done its job hasn't it ? for £80 ish you can get a new bosch mower or something, or you could source the motor etc yourself but im assuming you don't fancy that approach ? in which case just replace it.If it doesnt pay rent sell it.
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The labour cost for this would make it uneconomic to repair unless you do it yourself. Brush replacement alone rarely stops arcing, you'd need a new motor.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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I've had my lawnmower serviced in the past when it wasn't running right and i don't think i'd do it again.
It's not just lawnmowers. Washing Machines; TVs; microwaves, pretty much everything is cheaper to renew. It's a throwaway society today.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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I can't believe that you would even consider paying to get a 15 year old mower repaired. You've more than had your value out of it.I can afford anything that I want.
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Bosch Rotak. On offer - or they were!0
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Bosch Rotak cordless......superb lawnmower.0
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Petrol lawnmower, much better than electric."We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein0
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Just picked up a good as new Rotak on eBay, fantastic machine, anyone want to buy my Chinese Honda petrol job ?You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe (Henry IV part 2)0
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