Ebay Chinese Routers (CNC3040) - anyone purchased one of these machines recently?

[camhguh]

The spindle has dead, it started to smell really bad and after that (2h of non continuous use) it stopped working, one coil is burnt.

Do you think it was a "refurbished" unit? Is there any sign of wear around the area where the brushes run?

Did the spindle jam on a cut?

[Tenson]

Do you think it was a "refurbished" unit? Is there any sign of wear around the area where the brushes run?

Did the spindle jam on a cut?

My one said 'used motor' or something to that effect. It seems good in my case though. I'm guessing they will replace without issue.

Also it occurs to me that the max operating voltage for these motors is 154V which is 110V (US mains) rectified to DC. I had been wondering why the required volage was so high when many powerful DC motors are more like 35-50V.

[modcube]

Do you think it was a "refurbished" unit? Is there any sign of wear around the area where the brushes run?

Did the spindle jam on a cut?

Maybe, the brushes are at half use (compared to the replacement ones), and as I said I've only used it 2 hours. The spindle stopped on a cut (it's not jammed, I can spin it manually).

[modcube]

This is the answer I've got from the eBay seller:

dear friend
if the spindle has problem ,we will exchange a spindle to you ,we pay the shipping cost
friend ,th e picturer you sent us can not be opened
could youplease resend it to us again?
(You can upload the picture video to web www.photobucket.com then give us the video link or you can send it to [email protected] ), and describe the problem, then we will see the problem and know how to resolve it. The more detail that you show the problem, the more quickly we can resolve this problem for you.

He seems quite responsible.

[modcube]

i would still open an ebay/paypal case asap then explain you had to do it as a formality..then keep an eye on case expiry dates.

I'll wait a little longer to open a case, the seller has sent me this e-mail:

dear friend
i have hand your pictures and your problem to the factory ,once we get reply from them ,we will reply you immediately