I thought about it, but HF is close to me and I go there regularly, so it’s not a big deal.
-D > On Jun 21, 2022, at 8:02 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I think I would have plugged in the replacement at the store to see if it was > good. > > Randy > > > On 20/06/2022 11:03 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Last week when I went on a spree at HF to equip my Flagstaff shop with the >> requisite tools I wanted/needed to maintain my vehicles, I bought one of >> their random orbit polishers. I’ve got one at the Florida house that has >> served me well for some years, so I bought the same, possibly nicer/upgraded >> version. >> >> Went to use it yesterday to polish some scratches out of the ML350’s finish. >> >> Hit the switch and was greeted with a shower of sparks out of the motor >> vents, accompanied by a rather nasty burning insulation odor. I wondered if >> maybe there was some oil or lube that was burning off since it was new, so I >> continued to use it for a few minutes without any change in it’s behavior. >> >> I unplugged it and set it aside. >> >> Took it back to HF today. Told the guy that I didn’t pay for the additional >> “flamethrower” option, to which he chuckled and directed me to pull another >> off the shelf to replace the one I was returning. >> >> I was caught up with painting the kitchen and dining room today, so I didn’t >> have a chance to test the replacement one. I’ll do that tomorrow. >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
