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Porter Cable
Picked up a used PC 7335 after some suggestions. Got it cleaned up and I plan on taking it somewhere to have it checked out and given a clean bill of health.
My only experience with a DA thus far has been my MT300, which spins freely when the machine is off. This PC unit however does not do this. I'm wondering if someone who has experience with these units can tell me if that's normal? There's a definite sound when I spin the pad and it's off, and I'm not a tool person so I couldn't tell you if it's a good or bad noise, but it doesn't sound like a happy noise to me.
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Re: Porter Cable
can you post a video? it shouldn't be any different than any other porter cable (7424/XP/7335/6,etc)...
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Re: Porter Cable
Originally Posted by
VISITOR
can you post a video? it shouldn't be any different than any other porter cable (7424/XP/7336,etc)...
yep, was uploading it just now. figured it would be helpful.
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Re: Porter Cable
That sounds normal to me.
Post one of it running, and I can say for sure.
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running. It sounds pretty normal when it's running to me, my limited experience with DAs just made me think when it's not on it would rotate freely with no gear noise happening, like my MT300 does;
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Re: Porter Cable
That first one doesn't sound right. It should free spin like the MT300.
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Re: Porter Cable
Originally Posted by
dlc95
That first one doesn't sound right. It should free spin like the MT300.
that was my thinking as well. I'm not 100% sure why it's not doing that. I'm unable to even spin the pad without it oscillating.
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Re: Porter Cable
I have an old PC sander (circa 1998) that sounds similar.
It is still a workhorse.
Edit: Just grabbed my 7424XP, and like dlc said, it freely spins. (No oscillating). But my old PC has the gear noise and oscillates.
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Re: Porter Cable
Originally Posted by
PaulMys
I have an old PC sander (circa 1998) that sounds similar.
It is still a workhorse.
Edit: Just grabbed my 7424XP, and like dlc said, it freely spins. (No oscillating). But my old PC has the gear noise and oscillates.
I'm probably gonna take the 40 minute drive to the nearest PC service center tomorrow and have them check it out. Hopefully nothing is up, but I find it very odd that is doesn't spin freely.
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