DIY aeg screwdriver button repair

In detail: do-it-yourself aeg screwdriver button repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Using the Skil 2007 screwdriver as an example, let's consider the repair of its power button.

How to eliminate its main common disease - self-propelled?

Let's take a closer look in the article below.

By purchasing the Skil 2007 screwdriver, you are more likely to get this disease, which, in principle, can be solved. My spontaneous rotation on the screwdriver appeared after 3 weeks and since it was under warranty, I naturally did not think long and gave it for repair under warranty. They made it quickly in a few days, in the service I learned that these screwdrivers often have a start button out of order, and as a result, self-propelled things appear. After the repair, the screwdriver worked normally for about the same time, and then everything happened again. When the breakdown happened, I was on my business in Orenburg and therefore turned to a service center for repair there. This time, the repair of the screwdriver turned out to be of better quality, or it seems to me that I just got a better start button, because then the screwdriver worked for more than a year without problems, and at the same time I worked with it a lot.

The next time, when everything happened again, the screwdriver was no longer under warranty and I decided for myself that I would do the repair myself. Yes, and I'll take a look at one thing, what is the reason for the self-propelled.
Disassembling the screwdriver itself does not cause any problems, we just unscrew the screws around the perimeter with a Phillips screwdriver. Inside you will not see something complicated. There is a motor with a gearbox, a button and two wires that go from the contacts, where a battery is inserted that goes to the button and two wires go from the button to the engine.
If you want to go the simpler way, then just buy a new button, which costs about 300 rubles. and simply re-solder the wires from the engine to the button, and the wires from the button to the connector are included. Well, after that you check the button by connecting the battery, if everything works, then assemble the screwdriver in the reverse order. And the Skil 2007 screwdriver is ready to go.

Video (click to play).

But there is a second option for repairing a screwdriver - this is the repair of the button itself. Why did I start talking about such a development of an event as button repair? Yes, because when I turned to the service center with a request to sell me a button, I received an answer that they were over and would be no sooner than in a week. And the screwdriver, as luck would have it, was really needed for work not in a week, but tomorrow. Searches in other stores and other places were unsuccessful and I decided to disassemble and try to make the button myself.

In order to disassemble the button body, you need to remove the red push mechanism, this must be done carefully so as not to damage the base on which it is worn. It is best to shoot by rotating around the axis and at the same time pulling slightly towards yourself.
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Now you need to remove the protective cover of the button, for this you need a knife and a flat screwdriver. Prying in turn and pushing out the latches, in those places where the arrows in the photo indicate, we remove the cover and the reverse compartment appears to our eyes, but the mechanism for turning on the screwdriver is not yet available.
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Now you have to use a soldering iron and unsolder the two elements from each other, as shown in the figure. And now, slowly, we take out the element at number 1, which is located on top, after which you can safely remove the cover that covers the screwdriver activation compartment.
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Now, neatly, we take out the switching mechanism from the case, holding the return spring.

Looking inside, you can visually see that the pads are erased.The reason that the contact pads are erased is the low quality of the metal. As a result of the fact that the metal dust is in an enclosed space, it settles between the contacts, as a result, a conductive surface is formed on the dielectric surface and a current begins to flow through it, as a result of which spontaneous rotation occurs.

And since the reason for this phenomenon is clear, that is, the way and solutions to this problem.

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In order for the self-propelled to stop, you need to remove the metal dust between the contacts, cotton wool, or if you can't scrape it off easily with a knife.

After such a simple procedure, we assemble the button in the reverse order. We install it in place in the screwdriver body and assemble the body. After such a repair, the button will serve for some time, but you still have to buy a new one!

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One of the most "popular" tools of the home craftsman is a screwdriver. But, like any product, it breaks down. What to do in this case? In some types of work, an electric drill can save the situation, but only in some. You can take the tool to a service center and wait for it to be repaired. But this will take time and money, which will have to be paid to repair the instrument. But, as a rule, the third option is also available - the repair of the Makit screwdriver, and the device of the screwdriver is not so complicated.

Let's look at the main symptoms of screwdriver malfunctions and how you can fix them at home on your own.

Before proceeding directly to the malfunctions of this tool, it would be nice to briefly get acquainted with the device of the screwdriver and the purpose of its main units. Let's start with this. The photo below shows a disassembled screwdriver, on its basis and consider the purpose of the parts.

We'll start with the start button. The button has two functions: turning on the power supply circuit of the electric motor and its speed regulator. When the button is pressed all the way, the motor power circuit is closed by the button contacts to a straight line, providing maximum power and number of revolutions. The speed controller is electronic, it consists of a PWM generator located on the board. Depending on the force of pressing the button, the contact located on the button moves along the board. The degree of the generated pulse per key depends on its location along the board, the role of the key is played by a field-effect transistor (in the photo above it is designated as a "rotation speed regulator"). That is, the dependence is as follows: the harder the user presses the button, the higher the value of the pulse on the transistor and the more it opens, thereby increasing the voltage on the electric motor.

Motor rotation is reversed by reversing the polarity at the terminals. Reversal of polarity is carried out by means of changeover contacts, which are flipped by the user using the reverse handle.

Electric motor. In this tool, as a rule, single-phase DC collector motors are used. They are characterized by reliability, ease of production and maintenance.The design of such a motor is as follows: a body on which magnets, an anchor and brushes are located.

Reducer. Its purpose is to convert a large number of revolutions of the motor shaft into significantly lower revolutions of the chuck shaft. There are two types of screwdriver gearboxes: planetary and classic. The latter is very rarely used, so we will pay attention to the planetary type gearbox. The planetary gearbox consists of:

  • ring gear;
  • sun gear, which is attached to the shaft of the electric motor;
  • satellites and a carrier (their number depends on the number of steps, there are two or three steps).

Without going into subtleties, let's consider the principle of operation of such a gearbox. The sun gear is driven by the armature shaft, in turn, its teeth drive the satellites, which transmit the rotation of the carrier. With a two-stage gearbox, the chuck shaft is connected to the second carrier, with a three-stage gearbox - with the third.

The force regulator is designed to adjust the force that is applied to the screw. As a rule, 16 adjustment positions are used. Thus, there is a wide range of screw tightening levels, which allows you to work with very fragile materials (drywall, etc.). Its principle of operation is well illustrated in the video below.

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The chuck is attached to the output shaft of the gearbox and has three cams that securely hold the part in the chuck.

Having considered the main elements of the screwdriver, let's move on to possible malfunctions and possible ways to repair the AEG screwdriver. And we'll start with the electrical part. The main signs of a malfunction of the electrical component of the screwdriver are:

  • the instrument does not turn on;
  • no reverse mode switching;
  • there is no adjustment of the number of revolutions.

The instrument does not turn on. The first thing to look out for when repairing a Skil screwdriver is the battery. If we put it on charging, and it did not help, then we arm ourselves with a multimeter and proceed to troubleshooting. To begin with, we measure the voltage on the battery, it should more or less correspond to the one indicated on the battery case. If the voltage is too low, it is necessary to identify the faulty element: a battery or a charger.

You can determine the health of the charger with a multimeter, for this we plug it into the network and measure the voltage at idle at the terminals. It should be a couple of volts more from the nominal indicated on the device. If there is no voltage, the charging unit is faulty. For such a repair of the Interskol screwdriver, knowledge of electronics will be required, otherwise it is easier to buy a new one.

If there is a problem with the battery, then to repair the Makit screwdriver with your own hands, you need to open the block with the elements. After the unit has been disassembled, it is necessary to carefully examine all the wire connections and check the quality of the soldering, whether any one has come off. If all connections are intact, we take a multimeter and measure the voltage across each element. Each element must have at least 0.9 - 1V voltage. If an element with a lower voltage is found, it must be replaced. The main thing is that the capacity and type of the cell correspond to the rest (i.e. if NiCd, then NiCd is also needed). You can learn more about the repair of batteries from the article: "Do-it-yourself screwdriver battery repair."

If the charger and the battery are in good order, and the screwdriver does not turn on, it is necessary to disassemble the screwdriver. Two wires go from the battery terminals to the button, we take a multimeter and measure the voltage at the input of the button (the battery is inserted in this case). If there is voltage at the input, then we take out the battery and with the help of the crocodile clips we short-circuit the wires from the battery. We put the device to measure resistance in ohms. Press the button all the way and measure at the exit from the button.The device should show the value of resistance tending to zero, if it is - the button is working properly, the problem is either in the brushes or in other elements of the electric motor. If the tester shows an open circuit, the button needs to be replaced or repaired. You can try to repair it yourself, as it often happens that there is no contact at the terminals due to burning, it will be enough to clean it with sandpaper and assemble it. The main thing when parsing a button is not to rush and act carefully, otherwise all the parts will fly apart, and you will have to puzzle for more than one hour how to assemble it.

Similar actions will need to be taken in the absence of reverse. We put one probe of the device on the input wire of the button, the second on the contact of the electric motor or the output of the button, this is more convenient. We switch the reverse handle. If everything is working properly, the device will fix a certain amount of resistance, if it is “silent”, the conductivity of the reverse contacts is broken. The procedure for disassembling and cleaning the contacts is the same as described above, as when repairing the Caliber screwdriver.

Is the engine running at maximum rpm and there is no rpm control? The cause of the malfunction can be both in the button itself and in the regulating transistor.

If all circuits to the electric motor are in good order, but the tool does not work, the malfunction may be associated with the brushes. Ideally, brushes should be changed when they are long, worn 40% of their original length. If the brushes are worn, replace them with new ones; if the brushes are in order, the problem is with the rest of the motor elements. To check the electric motor, you must disconnect the wires that go from the button. After disconnecting the wires, using a multimeter, we measure the resistance value at the wires fastening contacts. If the resistance value is small and tends to zero, most likely a winding break has occurred, either rewinding or a new motor is needed.

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You can check the integrity of the armature windings, since the armature can be bought and changed on your own. To check the armature, it is necessary to measure the resistance on two adjacent collector plates, along the entire circumference. In this case, the normal value is "0". If during the check you find two adjacent plates, with a value other than zero, the anchor needs repair or replacement.