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velobard · 04-10-07, 08:29

I won't say who I bought it from, but I have reasonable faith that he didn't know about this issue. Of course I could be all wet, but it wasn't a completely random purchase. I've swapped emails with him and he is concerned about the problem. He assures me he had no problems and says he generally ran it at 3 to 4. BTW, I have the same model as you, the PE12-175. It is out of warranty.

If it was just a fault with the protection circuit I believe that would cause it to shut down even if it wasn't hot enough yet, I don't see how it could make it overheat. I'll freely admit electronics aren't my strong suit, so perhaps there's more to it than I understand. The repair shop said they'd replace the module if I wanted and it may come to that, but it's about a $50 item and my budget is a little snug right now.

I do appreciate the hint about running the machine if it overheats. I didn't get the manual with the machine. Unfortunately, Metabo doesn't follow the standard these days and provide a PDF on their website. I'm not clear on what they mean by "run it at idle" though.

04-10-07, 08:29	#11 (permalink)
velobard Registered User velobard is offline Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kirkwood, MO Posts: 1,840	Re: Metabo overheating at slow speeds I won't say who I bought it from, but I have reasonable faith that he didn't know about this issue. Of course I could be all wet, but it wasn't a completely random purchase. I've swapped emails with him and he is concerned about the problem. He assures me he had no problems and says he generally ran it at 3 to 4. BTW, I have the same model as you, the PE12-175. It is out of warranty. If it was just a fault with the protection circuit I believe that would cause it to shut down even if it wasn't hot enough yet, I don't see how it could make it overheat. I'll freely admit electronics aren't my strong suit, so perhaps there's more to it than I understand. The repair shop said they'd replace the module if I wanted and it may come to that, but it's about a $50 item and my budget is a little snug right now. I do appreciate the hint about running the machine if it overheats. I didn't get the manual with the machine. Unfortunately, Metabo doesn't follow the standard these days and provide a PDF on their website. I'm not clear on what they mean by "run it at idle" though.