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Seeing Electric inside sander?

Frank99

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1 February 2022 at 6:54PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

I can see the electricity flashing inside my orbital sander when using it on the ceiling, it is working perfectly but i don't like seeing the blue and white sparks inside the motor area as it is distracting to me.
This is my first sander i think it is called the bosch pex plug-in sander.
I have emailed bosch but still waiting for a response!

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TadleyBaggie Posts: 6,536 Forumite

1 February 2022 at 6:59PM

It will be the brushes, not unusual to see sparks inside a motor.

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FreeBear Posts: 17,868 Forumite

1 February 2022 at 7:24PM

TadleyBaggie said: It will be the brushes, not unusual to see sparks inside a motor.

There is often a suppressor across the brushes to limit the arcing. They don't eliminate it entirely, so little blue sparks are to be expected.

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Frank99 Posts: 623 Forumite

1 February 2022 at 7:29PM

Ok thanks folks this makes sense!

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GDB2222 Posts: 25,948 Forumite

1 February 2022 at 9:17PM

Working on the ceiling, so could dust be getting into the motor?

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