Griot's Garage 3 inch polisher runs hot?

[dnoraker]

I just got my Griots 3" polisher and wow- this things runs WAY hotter than my PC (G100) or my rotary. I literally can't hold it in the middle- I have to hold it on both ends.

Is this normal?

[Executive Detail]

Mine too, runs quite hot at times. But it hasn't affected the performance at all. I work out in the sun a lot, so that could have something to do with it. Never thought of it as being abnormal though.

[Flash Gordon]

Something doesn't sound right. Might I suggest you box it up and send it to me for further testing

Regards,

Normal

[AV8R]

Mine doesn't do that. Did one whole side of my crew cab long box f250 and it was warm, but not hot.

[Rsurfer]

Mine doesn't do that. Did one whole side of my crew cab long box f250 and it was warm, but not hot.

Same here, warm but not hot.

[Dubbin1]

Mine doesn't do that. Did one whole side of my crew cab long box f250 and it was warm, but not hot.

OMG you did the whole side with a 3" polisher?

[Rsurfer]

OMG you did the whole side with a 3" polisher?

lol

[tuscarora dave]

Mine doesn't do that. Did one whole side of my crew cab long box f250 and it was warm, but not hot.

clearly the new generation 3" is better than the first generation 3" polisher because I didn't get one headlight polished out before it died. Nice to see the improvement in the newer machine.

[VISITOR]

if you run it at 6 for a long period of time (or any tool on it's highest setting), it does get hot. i would say it's normal...

[dnoraker]

I never went over 5. In fact, I think I was on something more like 4-4.5 when I first noticed how hot it was.

I have another car to do today, so I will try it again and see how it goes. Maybe it has a break-in period where it just runs hotter.