I'm wondering if any one has run into a similar situation with this model ROS. I just bought one of these sanders from Amazon, had a problem, called Amazon, they sent another one that had the same problem. The sander operates normally for approx. 2 to 4 minutes and then starts a wild, wobbling oscillation that becomes progressively more difficult to control. Turning power off and on usually returns it to normal operation, but it starts acting up again in a few minutes. I was really shocked to see the second sander having the same problem. Problem is worse at max speed, but does happen at lower speeds also. Called Porter Cable,they never heard of such a thing. Want me to send it in for repair but since it is so intermittent I'm afraid they could send it back "no problem found" after Amazons return time period expires.(30 days?)
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19 years ago