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As I wait on my new carburetor to arrive for my gas powered weedeater, I thought I might dig out the electric weedeater I found and give it a go. It'd a T112 by weedeater. It starts working immediately but for only about 2 seconds. Before it stops, it will spark a bit down at the motor. I can do this over and over if I wait a little while in between efforts. What could be wrong with it? Is it possible to repair? Ty
Corded weedeaters typically have an electric motor that uses carbon brushes. Those wear out over time, the springs weaken, and they have to be replaced (good luck finding brushes these days). Eventually, windings in the motor short out and the thing is useless. I had two Ryobi corded units that worked great for about three years each and then failed.
I would open the housing to the motor and windings and see if they’re caked in dust or gunk. It might need oil around the shafts too. If you have an air compressor try blowing it clean. I wonder if it might turn until it possibly shorts itself or meets resistance from a gummed up drive shaft.
Thanks for the replies. A little more backstory: This weedeater sat for probably 10 years at my parents. I was helping clean up there, throwing away items that were trash or not worth keeping. Mom was going to toss it but it worked, so I couldn't allow that and took it home with me. I used it once for about 20 minutes max. After that use, is when I saw a flash of light down at the motor and it died. That's when the "it works for two seconds" routine began and it does the flash of light each time. I stopped trying as it was obvious something was malfunction and needed repaired. I will take it apart this weekend and report back with what what I find.
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