Yesterday I went to start my router (TRC-001 in a table) and got nothing. After pulling it from the table and starting to diagnose, I noticed the power switch was not lighted like it should be when plugged in. After removing the switch, I opened it up to find a lot of wood dust in it. Not a sealed switch...design FAIL! Note: they changed to a switch with a dust boot about a year after the model was introduced, so recent buyers will not have this problem.
I cleaned it out, but then scratched my head for quite a while trying to figure out how to get it back together. The switch has 4 loose parts in it along with two springs that have to be positioned just right to put it back together. Basically for each of the two lines there is a rocker and a ball bearing which is captured in place by the end of the spring. Sorry...I didn't remember to take pics until I was putting in the last few screws. Either the balls or the rockers have to be in the top piece (with nothing to hold them in place) when the switch is reassembled. I'd be interested to see how it is assembled at the factory. I ended up using bearing grease to hold them in place for reassembly. But that seems to be a bad idea in close proximity to the contacts (that could arc), so this is a short term fix. It worked well enough to complete my task for yesterday...and how much oxygen can be in that little space?
I've contacted Triton for a replacement and I'll update when I get it.
Chris
I cleaned it out, but then scratched my head for quite a while trying to figure out how to get it back together. The switch has 4 loose parts in it along with two springs that have to be positioned just right to put it back together. Basically for each of the two lines there is a rocker and a ball bearing which is captured in place by the end of the spring. Sorry...I didn't remember to take pics until I was putting in the last few screws. Either the balls or the rockers have to be in the top piece (with nothing to hold them in place) when the switch is reassembled. I'd be interested to see how it is assembled at the factory. I ended up using bearing grease to hold them in place for reassembly. But that seems to be a bad idea in close proximity to the contacts (that could arc), so this is a short term fix. It worked well enough to complete my task for yesterday...and how much oxygen can be in that little space?
I've contacted Triton for a replacement and I'll update when I get it.
Chris