Dewalt 611 lights up but doesn't spin

X-Carve Troubleshooting
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just today, I have started having an issue with my dewalt 611 not spinning. The light turns on but doesn’t spin./ A google search came up with a post which recommended taking the cap off and cleaning the dust out. This got it to work a few times. It wouldn’t start again, and I was able to repeat this clean process a few times to get it to work. But now, it doesn’t want to start, no matter what. The top is very clean. I used a small hex tool to clean out the under side, which was also full of dust, but no luck. Should I completely disassemble it? When it did work, It would spark up near the top of the motor.

The dewalt 611 was bought with my x-carve package from Inventables, i case this means anything in terms of warranty. It’s been about 6 months since I bought it.

Thank you for any help.

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Check the brushes to see if they need to be replaced.

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do you have any pictures of what the brushes look like?

I was able to take it apart completely, and got a bunch more gunky dust out. It does start some more than before, but still not normal, and still sparking at the top of the motor.

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your brushes may be done and they are arcing. Brushes may be ordered on Amazon pretty cheap.

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Yeah, brushes. The gunk in the gunky dust is what’s left of the brushes.

Make sure to buy yourself two sets, so you have a spare for next time…

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Ok thanks guys. Does anyone have any introductions or videos on how to replace them?

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YouTube Dewalt 611 Brushes by Shane Bell. Good video.

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And next time never ever run with full speed. Full speed eats brushes like a cookie.

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From the video, the brushes seems like the problem, right where it was arcing. I ordered the 4 pack posted above.

Thank you everyone for your help.