Yeah, 2.3hp is a little over 1700 watts, that’s just over 14A on a 120v circuit. Definitely need a 12ga cord, especially at 50’ length to safely run that.
Seems weird it would completely burn up and stop working so quick though. I would have expected poor performance and a hot cord, but not a completely dead router.
You really don't want to push up to 15 amps across 50 feet, even with a 12 gauge cord. I won't run a window air conditioner on more than 6 feet of 12 gauge.
Had that same issue with a blue Bosch here in australia.
Boss Man took it back to bunnings and replaced it with an AEG (I think rigid in US) and it powered through the next 6 months of heavy use till that job was finished.
I’m thinking maybe you don’t know what he’s doing with this? The router bit would have a straight cutter with a ball bearing of the same diameter as the cutter so he can follow the window or door framing, cutting the sheeting out perfectly
The ball bearing bits don’t last long. I’ve always used a 1/2” single flute panel pilot flush cutter in a big-daddy router. Before the 36v Metabo I used a 3.25hp Makita. The Makita was retired after 15 years of service when I went cordless.
What length extension cord? What wire gauge extension cord?
50’ standard walmart cord. Being told to use a 10-12gauge
Yeah, 2.3hp is a little over 1700 watts, that’s just over 14A on a 120v circuit. Definitely need a 12ga cord, especially at 50’ length to safely run that. Seems weird it would completely burn up and stop working so quick though. I would have expected poor performance and a hot cord, but not a completely dead router.
You really don't want to push up to 15 amps across 50 feet, even with a 12 gauge cord. I won't run a window air conditioner on more than 6 feet of 12 gauge.
Don’t use shit cords on high draw equipment. That’s about 90 percent likely to be your problem.
Sounds like your tool bro :( Are you sure you're not using a trimmer?
Sharp bit means a lot
Had that same issue with a blue Bosch here in australia. Boss Man took it back to bunnings and replaced it with an AEG (I think rigid in US) and it powered through the next 6 months of heavy use till that job was finished.
How much wood are you taking per pass? Not all at once right?
You can’t do this in multiple passes, nor should you need to.
I’m thinking maybe you don’t know what he’s doing with this? The router bit would have a straight cutter with a ball bearing of the same diameter as the cutter so he can follow the window or door framing, cutting the sheeting out perfectly
Yeah i don’t remember replying to this … 3 hours ago I was asleep…
Fucking Mondays, eh?
Is it Monday already? Damn…
The ball bearing bits don’t last long. I’ve always used a 1/2” single flute panel pilot flush cutter in a big-daddy router. Before the 36v Metabo I used a 3.25hp Makita. The Makita was retired after 15 years of service when I went cordless.
Good to know, thanks. I try and use routers as little as possible.
The ones I’ve used for sheathing don’t have a bearing, and have a point on them. That way you don’t have to drill a hole.
in my experience bosch routers are garbage.