Dremel 4000 Electrical Assembly Replacement

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Dremel 4000 Electrical Assembly Replacement

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Moderate

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14

Zeitaufwand

15 Minuten

Einleitung

This guide will demonstrate how to replace the electrical assembly in a Dremel 4000.

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    • Start by removing the housing cap by unscrewing it.

    • Next, unscrew the now exposed collet nut while holding down the shaft lock button.

    • To remove the collet nut, you may need to use the small open-end wrench provided with the Dremel.

    Is this a joke??? Wanna maybe possibly tell US WHAT A COLLET NUT LOOKS LIKE?? I mean it's obviously very exposed (not exposed one bit. My Dremel 4000 looks exactly like it did before. No Collet nut suddenly stood out) and not all of us have advanced degrees in Dremel parts

    Jeff Wagner -

    Dam Jeff. I am not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but maybe you should go lie down for while.

    itguyfla -

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    • Using your hands, carefully remove hanger from casing.

    Mine seems to have solid caps without the slot. How are this type removed?

    claire roche -

    This is getting worse. Maybe skipping the Collet Nut part threw me off - as there is no hanger. This description is PATHETIC!!!

    Jeff Wagner -

    I love how these pictures show you NOTHING related to what this guy is talking about

    Jeff Wagner -

    Wow, you guys are really amazing. Are you actually working on a Dremel 4000? Mine looks exactly like the pics. It has a hangar on it, as well as a collet nut.

    itguyfla -

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    • Remove the brush caps (one on each side) by using a flathead screwdriver bit.

    • The brush caps are spring loaded.

    I have found that the brushes are the most likely failure point on the Dremel tool. I haven’t purchased a new one in many years but they used to come with a spare set.

    In general commutator brushes are made of a soft high carbon compound, usually found with new springs attached. The brushes can be carefully reshaped using files, sandpaper and a razor knife to fit the recesses of the tool.

    Use the original to get necessary dimensions, a dial caliper is very helpful here to duplicate channels and recesses as well as determining how long the brushes should be. Should you need to shorten the brush a new concave can be established using a pencil or dowel wrapped in sandpaper being sure to match the concave to the channels so it matches the armature. It is preferable the curve be wider than the armature so edges don’t catch, it will naturally wear into a perfect curve. Blow off before installing.

    Once the tool is reassembled turn on and off several times then run for a while varying the speed.

    George McNew -

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    • Using the Torx 15 screwdriver tip, remove the 5 screws (12.5 mm) that hold the casing together.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to gently wedge apart the hard plastic threads.

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    • Use your hands to carefully remove the back casing so that none of the components fall out.

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    • To clear access to the electrical assembly, remove the variable speed dial cap and blue power lever, and set them aside.

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    • Using your fingers, carefully pull the circuit board from the casing. This will make it easier to remove the power cord.

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    • Each wire is fed through a small opening on the circuit board and held with a flat head screw.

    • Loosen the screw just enough to remove the wire by gently pulling it with your hand.

    Hello I need to know or see where is plugged the blue wire, I think that know the problem it is disconnected? Thank you. if you need my e mail. charbonneau_eric66@hotmail.com

    charbonneau_eric66 -

    on t11 and t12, which one is positive and which one is negative?

    Marc Webb -

    Hey Marc, the leads that go to T11 and T12 are mains (AC) current. The black wire goes to T12, and white to T11.

    itguyfla -

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    • Carefully remove both wires from circuit board with your hands.

    • Take careful note of which side has the black wire and which has the white wire.

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    • Carefully pull up on the shaft to lift out of the casing.

    The blue wire has a seat below the brushing casing of the Dremel bottom assembly (you can see a little notch). Thus place the blue wire before putting back the stator…

    LLange -

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    • Firmly hold the field assembly in one hand and the bearing assembly in the other.

    • Carefully slide the bearing assemble out of the field assembly.

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    • Firmly hold the field assembly in one hand, and carefully pull free the red and black wires that connects the electrical assembly to the field assembly.

    • Take note which slot gets the red wire and which gets the black wire for proper reassembly.

    Thanks for the guide… It's crazy how many people's dremels are breaking…. Even more crazy, just like mine, they have had very minimal use… It's a shame really, I thought I was buying the best… Obvs Not !!

    SootyHunt -

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    • This is your completely removed electrical assembly.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

John Cobb

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14 Kommentare

One of the brush holders has a component...small capacitor... ten cent part. If somebody can identify the value of the component, I could fix mine now that I've replaced the control board and still won't start. I shorted across the component and suddenly came to life.

Tom Hartsell -

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Jozef Kutej -

Anyone with info about the third wire (on mine is blue ending with a small copper clip) serves? This is connected off of the switch, labeled W5 on the circuit board. [Edit. It is a ground] I suspect it is a feed back wire for speed sensor? But where does it attach? Some wear on the abovementioned capacitor crossing one of the brushes. Anny ideas?

Mercedes Joy -

You see the copper bushing slot at the top of the picture (next to the guy’s index finger) from step 9? Directly underneath it where the slot sits, there’s a tiny notch in the gray frame. Once you pull off the bushing slot from the frame (if you haven’t already), slide the small copper clip (from your 3rd blue wire) onto that notch. Then you push the bushing slot back onto the frame where it was. Essentially, the copper clip is “grounded” to that bushing slot.

louisloria -

An even better photo in step 11 showing the copper clip on the blue wire located beneath the copper brush holder

D Lee -

I have a dremel 4300 that shot out today. Opened the baby up and one whole IC on the variable speed controller has been blown. Parts seem hard to come by for the 4300. Is it okay if I use the Electronic assembly for the 4000?

Ashutosh Maharana -

Hi I am looking to replace the same as well. Did you manage to complete your repair/replacement? Was it a 120V or 220V part?

Jem Q -

not so easy to place that blue wire!!!

Chrissy Michelle Strawn -

Yeah, that blue wire is a complete pain.

Waiting for a replacement Armature and then the replacement fun begins.

mrmacfixit -

is this part compatible with Dremmel 4300 model?

racasmjr -

Hi. I just purchased a Dremel 4300 from America. I had to get an UK/IRL adapter to plug it in. I ran it on slow for under a minute and then POP & Flash. Now its completely dead - only a few hours old and only ran for less than a minute.

What would anyone recommend I do?

1, Contact the seller and send it back for repair (which will cost me extra for shipping etc)?

2, Try and fix it myself?

3, Replace the whole cord with my old Dremel cord?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Derek -

i have a dremel 4000 an the big resistor near the black power cable got grilled, can someone tell me the value of this?

Tobias Kern -

I’ve got a Dremel 4000 and have replaced the electrical assembly. Except for the blue wire, it’s reconnected correctly; and I think the blue wire is connected OK. Now ready to re-assemble. Is there a trick to re-assembly? And don’t tell me to follow the instructions in reverse order. It’s close to being re-assembled, but it seems nearly impossible to get all the pieces in exactly the right position.

Bob Silhan -

On my Dremel 4000 (220V) one of the passivated rectifier CS1M (the one with label D5) exploded. Looking at pictures of the electronic assembly I could guess that it’s the same rectifier as the 2 others D1 and D6.

Would this passivated rectifier CS1M be replaceable by a general purpose one such as 1N4007 ?

LLange -