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   From: jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net   
      
   In article , andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk   
   says...   
   >   
   > In article ,   
   > 	"James Wilkinson Sword"  writes:   
   > > How hard can it be to put some kind of electronic limiter on a power tool   
   so if you over-stress it, it doesn't consume enough current to melt the coils?   
   >   
   > You can buy professional power tools with that sort of protection,   
   > or you can buy much cheaper DIY tools without it. My Metabo SDS   
   > drill has it, but it cost well over £300.   
   >   
   > > I assume something like this must be done on electric cars, or instead of   
   stalling the engine, you'd wreck the motor.   
   >   
   > Vastly more expensive power controller than the light dimmer used   
   > as a speed control in DIY power tools.   
      
   The cost of basic protection is far less than replacing the tool at   
   every turn, however, the cost of this basic protection is offset by   
   increasing the product price to approximate how many unprotected tools   
   you can save via this cheap protection circuit..   
      
    SO you have a choice, keep buying the cheap one's that are always   
   changing the design so you can't use old units for parts but if gives   
   you that always new look! Or you can buy the protected one and allow it   
   to get ratty looking, beat up looking, twisted, out of alignment etc..   
      
    Now think of this from a used car salesmans perspective, put a fresh   
   coat of paint on that car with no enigine cyou can sell it everytime..   
      
    The same holds true when showing up for a job with sparkling new tools   
   which may give them the impression that you are a neat freak and that   
   impresses the customers because they no absolutely nothing about what   
   you are really selling!   
      
   Jamie   
      
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