Brilliant at your game and so therapeutic to watch but what I dig the most is you do an honest repair and that is priceless

The Makita planer fix is Sherlock thinking !! Love it !

I bet you that shop vacuum with the concrete dust was running very hot. Thank goodness you blew that circuit board off other than the obvious. Absolutely love this channel. I’m glad I’m able to be apart of this before you hit millions of subscribers which is inevitable.

6:30 Looks like he's hammering into that transformer he just fixed ;).

No doubt, you know your power tools! Thanks for the look and the training. Enjoyed!

Please keep doing these videos! Love seeing the units all clean and working again!

I was holding my breath just watching this being cleaned out.........!👍

Thank you for the smart advice on the DeWalt grinder.. Great job as usual..cheers

Another great video buddy, thanks for taking the time.

The transformer is actually three windings: 240 volt input and two 55 volt outputs. The outputs are wired 55-0-55 with the centre point being connected to ground. This way the tool sees 110 volts but the maximum fault voltage on the output is 55 volts with respect to ground. The transformers is also constructed as an isolation transformer so there is no connection on the power side between the input and the output.

absolutely love your vids and your professional opinion on the tools.......Priceless.....

I like that step down transformer! Well built unit.

Great content as usual, Dean. I know you're an adult but it bears saying sometime... wearing a mask around that Cement dust would have been advisable along with some eye protection - because that stuff ain't good for you. PS. Thanks for reducing some of the nosier sections within your videos - we headphone wearers appreciate it!

Great work 👍😊

in my house i got 240 and 380 for the compressor in basement but im in Sweden. nice good videos i learn alot and i dont throw thing i try to do as you or use motors and gearboxes for other. thanks again

Most countries in Europe using 220V,230V,240V volt on one phase power supply.Many countries (including mine) have three phase power (380V-400V) supply for home.Common thing in Serbia,Kosovo,Macedonia,Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Germany etc.

Now I have to search whether "knockers" are a common modern feature on shop vacs. Never heard of that.

12:16 Yep! Definitely the tool parts wash is satisfying to watch 👍

well done sir

You must shake your head alot Dean when some tools like the dust extractor come in and the operator has no idea how to clean out his machine. I know none of us read the manuals when we get a new machine but cleaning or changing the filter is just common sense. They all need to be cleaned out regardless of brand periodically especially if using on concrete and filters need to be changed. That thing was basically just clogged filters and had never been cleaned. 😂

Have you ever tried the old dishwasher method for cleaning grease off tools. I know a guy who builds rally cross engines and he uses a dishwasher to clean engine parts using degreaser fluid from a 40 gallon drum instead of water, and as well it helps getting bearings refitted due to the heat, it also frees up his time by being able to do other things while the parts are getting washed, and more importantly an old dishwasher is a lot cheaper than a specially made machine for the job

49:50 need bearings and the fan cleaned out so bad lmao

Interesting, down here in Argentina we have 220v (up to 240v) for home appliances and site work as well. Industries and business can use 3-phase connections though. 26:38 Planned obsolescence, ain't that?

Sir .. please wear a respirator when cleaning those vacuums of concreate dust and stuff... I am not a safety nazi but that stuff will destroy your lungs ... and you are such a honest , honorable talented person we cant afford to loose ya .. anyway love and prayers.

need to make an 6ft air wand to blow off dust from equipment so you do not breath the dust and dirt and try to stay clean as possible.

I have a couple of the 54v DeWalt grinders, so far so good pity about the Switch. However im nearly positive the switch from the DeWalt cordless mower would actually work in the grinder looks 98% identical. Only difference is the absence of the safety lever. I could be wrong N474391 Maybe its possible to swap the trigger component to get it to 100%

I understand that brands do stuff to be dumped in first malfunction but aliexpress or ebay sell most of the switch inside switches. it just gives a lot more effort to replace but it works. I can give you the example of a VAG car door lock it has a microswitch which costs 1€ in aliexpress, but VAG won't sell microswitch only, instead sells the whole lock for 300€

that dewalt issue is mad. how can they get away with that. you know that bosch drill is good if its been around long enough to need the cable replaced several times.

Lol the sound of the wet paint brush in the parts wash makes me cringe lol...love the videos though lol

Came across you site by chance, so glad I did. Entertaining, educational and saving the planet from landfill.

Hey good job.but I can smell that silica dust down here in Australia.ha hah

Crazy about the Dewalt considering I’ve bought parts for a thirty year old Elu router in recent years from them. My experiences led me to believe Black & Decker were good about these things. But I suppose I never dealt with their cordless products.

That Keyang wouldn't knock the skin off my wifes gravy.

As if we didn't feel inadequate already, you're now doing one handed repairs whilst filming with the other. To be serious, have you considered a head-mounting for the camera? It might make those jobs away from the bench somewhat easier.

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To say that an expensive tradesmans tool is usless without buying half the machine again says somthing about Dewalts current state of affairs.. Im a Dewalt man myself, but Id have to admit ive been none too impressed with the overall feel of some of the new tools ive bought from them as of late.. Bought the new brushless combi drill dcd76 and didnt like how plasticy and feeble it felt, the chuck has a noticable ammount of wobble from the factory which pissed me right off, Also bought the new brushless jigsaw and while it cuts like a dream, id be afraid of me life that if it took a fall it would stop working.. I just get that feel from the latest stuff.. I also was worried about opening up the tools as I do with every new tool I get to see whats going on.. I seen a big control board in the jigsaw and said, lovley.. If that goes ive a pile of scrap on me hands.. The older stuff I have, was as rugged, easy to repair, very difficult to actually make not work.. I suppose I get a less premium feel with the latest brushless stuff.. I know its all going that way.. But i liked the fact that when the motor stopped working, It was 90% of the time either the switch or the brushes which were all availible all over the internet not just from dewalt..

Where do you buy your long bits from? :)

Hi! Please post a video on a tacklife power tool repair.

Never thought that grease could stop machines from running.

So that explains all these 110V tools you've been repairing. And I was wondering how come you have 110V tools in Ireland? Cheers from Greece mate.

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How offen do you clean that parts washer out

I Had An Old Craftsman AC 6 1/2 Inch Circular Saw That Did That & I Was Told By Someone It Had A Hotspot In The Armiture

Hi,The 60v dewalt drill ,Does it have a capacitor to start the motor ? That would be my first stop .Without the capacitor it hard to get the amp to start it .just a thought from a electronics point or veiw

Is just crazy how you tossing parts around 😂😂😂😂

Hi Dean, I've heard this Transformer described as Non-Fatal 110.......regards Tom

You have brilliant content, but please get someone to film you or use a tripod, when you release a video i automatically check the aspirin stock.😅

Dean, on that Makita planer, did the manufacturer forget a screw and washer on the spindle that kept the pulley from coming off?

Hi Dean. I've just found your channel. Excellent content. Would it be possible to video in Landscape rather than Portrait as it gives us a better field of view.

This day and age these companies need to be made to supply parts individually ie that switch so they can be repaired rather than landfill by again...

What is the name for that small green plastic to check magnets on Dewalt grinder? 😊

What do you wash the tools in?

You criticise the Dewalt battery angle grinder and say not to buy it but, I guess I haven't watched enough videos to understand what we should buy.

Awesome video, Dean! Were you working in the trades in the past? You seem to have a lot of hands-on experience in actually using the tools, not only fixing them. I mean, you're technically still in the trades, but you get what I mean, haha.

That vacuum is HORRIBLY 0ver-Engineered.

I'll bet that Vac ended up with a lot more suck once you cleaned it out

Dean isnt a Milwaukee cordless grinder just as bad as the 54V? If something goes wrong all the electronics need to be replaced as well?

So thats why all the corded you fix have those big aftermarket plugs?

I had a Dewalt dcs 388 who stopped working, and I think is the switch, do you rec to repair it, or to dump it?

Why not use ferrules on the plug end of the new power cable? I suspect you have a good reason.

are the transformers much used anymore?, what with all the cordless tool about...

Dean sure loves pointing with authority! And slapping the tools. Lol

I guess new filters for the Metabo are costly?

who do i go to for a decent cordless grinder then?

really enjoying watching your videos and in most you say don't buy this type of batterie tool don't buy that type of batterie tool well then which one do you buy then me up to now i buy the cheep ones call ozito brand what is your recommendation then

Another absolutely cracking one Dean 👍🏻👍🏻. Brilliant repairs as ever mate. I think the most satisfying one blowing the hover out😮😮. I've changed my brushes in my DeWalt chop saw and the automatic brake has stopped working. Any idea guys 🤔🤔

Don't understand why transformer is so hardened. I get that it's a Jobsite version but that seems like severe overkill. (Yank here in Oz)

you can fill a bag of concrete with the dust on that vac, lol

What degreaser do you use in your wash tank?

I would be happy. if you can give it to me. A tool that has been damaged cannot be repaired. at least I can have the tool. and repair it yourself. in my own way.❤❤

Is that switch Pacific to DeWalt or can it be bought online is it similar to any other switch Dean

53:37 what is this small thing called?

What is that cleaner running with ? Gasoline ?

im looking for a makita battery pwered saw second hand for under 100$

If people would use an air compressor their tools would have a longer life

I Always Heard Those Dewalt Powertools Wh'er Junk. I Never Hear Anything About Ryobi Or Milwaukee.

I can’t with these site transformers. How many have fallen off of a scaffolding onto someone’s head you reckon? 😅

110volt being less likely to stop the heart, at 5 amp compared to 240v at 13amp. To actually stop the heart all you need is 0.7amp, so big difference going from 5amp to 13amp. ( the amp reduces as its conducted, so skinny people would get a bigger shock to the heart as far less resistance).

6:57 dude tore that thing apart faster than a trained soldier on a rifle

Why can other countries make the same quality stuff easy to use easy to fix as the Japanese do?

Hey friend, your video content left a deep impression on me. Is it possible for us to collaborate on a project at some point? Let me know your thoughts and keep working hard!

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cant hear you or understand you

Hope you dont eat fish you get enough metal from the grease !!!

Dean. Could you not have a box to put all the parts in instead of throughing them all over your bench. It kinda degrades your excellent knowledge and work on all these different tools. Just my opinion.

Metabo vacuum is a crap design, it sucks more dust internally than into its dust bin.

Someone sold Ireland a ticket down the globalist garden path with mandatory 120 volt site transformers. 120 is the common mains voltage in the USA and it makes you no more or less dead than 240 volts does. This is just a way for Ireland to mandate the use of USA market tools, of which none are actually made in the USA. I worked with an Irish electrician many years ago. 240 volts grabs onto you better, but if it's your time to go, 120 volts will take you there just as easily. Lots of large USA industrial sites used 240 volt power tools exclusively, because stealing them was pointless.

44:30 congratulations you now have lung cancer

21:59 😅Now that i saw the 240\120V transformer i know what the hammerdrill test 'bucket' actually is! I thought it was just a weird bucket filled w\ cement that you made just for testing the hammerdrills you have in to fix daily. 🤔👍🏻👌🏻😆😆🛠️🔧⛓️⚙️🔌🔋⚡💥💨⚠️🦺🍻