Tool Repair
One of my Dremel tools overheated this week and stopped working. I checked the brushes and they were fine. After it cooled off it would start only if I manually spun the chuck. Now it 'seems' to work again (?). I e-mailed Dremel and asked if this model had some type of thermal re-set, or if the windings were probably fried.
Got back a nice note that they would repair the tool if I shipped it pre-paid ($5 ?) for a maximum of $32 + $4 s/h (equals about $40 - the price of a new one with a few accessories and maybe a case on sale). Since I have a few of these I will keep it as a parts tool if it fully croaks.
I've posted this before, but it bears repeating. Black and Decker, DeWalt, and Porter Cable have guaranteed rebuild programs for their tools at their (combined) factory service center that is usually about half the list price of a new tool. If you totally trash your tool, or find one at a garage sale dirt cheap, they will completely rebuild it for a very reasonable price.
I think that they have factory service centers in most major cities.
Does not cover battery packs, but Batteries Plus will sometimes rebuild a battery pack for less than the cost of a new one.
Keep this in mind if something bad happens to one of your B&D, DeWalt, or PC electric tools, before you go out and buy a replacement.
Philbert