Sounds as though it's probably just a regular series motor then, where the top no-load speed will be limited by the design of the motor.

It shouldn't be too difficult to disable the electric braking, although you'd need to trace the wiring to make the necessary changes. Maybe Trumpy's service manual he found has a wiring diagram. How about it Mike? [Linked Image]

The electric braking doesn't come into play until you release the trigger, at which point you have already cut off power, so there's no danger of the motor taking off if you disable the brake!

I can't see any safety concerns, other than the obvious one that the blade will continue rotating for longer when you release the trigger.

But then as you're not a HSE inspector, you'd use common sense and not grab it until it stopped wouldn't you? [Linked Image]



[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 03-14-2005).]