Back plate disc came apart.......

[K9camaro]

PQ does everything in a dress shirt and tie.....like a boss.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

As long as its the right size for the pads and the velcro holds, yes.

I'd be concerned if you're getting sufficient enough heat to smell the foam, again - the machine oscillates, not rotates, there is no real heat generated thus the reason its safe to use for even the most novice user.

You sure you're using an appropriately sized extension cord? The outlet you're working from isn't underpowered? You're not blocking the exhaust vents on the machine while working? Any smell I would suspect is the internals of the PC overheating from a problem, not the pad.

It's the part here.... that gets so hot.

Originally Posted by K9camaro

PQ does everything in a dress shirt and tie.....like a boss.

I had just got home. I was gonna get back at it, but I think I'll watch 'The vids' again and get back at it tomorrow. LOL

[Junkman2008]

Originally Posted by PQ

I AM supposed to do the SHR on 6 right?

WATCH THE VIDEOs!

Originally Posted by PQ

In the meantime, is the stock plate ok to use?

Wait a minute, which stock back plate are you talking about? Are you talking about the one that has that white pad glued to it? Do not use that one. If you are talking about a back plate that will allow you to put the orange pad on it, then that would be okay to use.

I have seen those yellow pads disintegrate like that. My small 4" one did the same thing. If you apply mad pressure to that back plate, it may do that but you have to apply mad pressure for a while. That's obviously what you were doing. By the way, that's NOT my technique. My technique will not cause the back plate to fail like that.

Originally Posted by PQ

It's the part here.... that gets so hot.



I had just got home. I was gonna get back at it, but I think I'll watch 'The vids' again and get back at it tomorrow. LOL

Yep, you're either starving the unit of current by using the wrong extension cord or you're plugged into an outlet that isn't supplying enough current. If you have too much stuff running off of one outlet, you'll starve everything plugged into it of current. That's another reason why that part of the polisher can get so hot. It boils down to one thing, you're starving that unit of amperage and you're going to burn it up if you don't address the problem.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

Next, here is the service manual for the PC. Notice the cord length chart for extension cables. Follow it to the letter. You have got to use the correct gauge of extension cord or you will burn up that PC.

Or better yet, if you are running any length over 50' make your own extension cord. A good 50' 12 gauge cord will run about $70-$80, a 100' 12 gauge will cost about $100 and a 100' 10 gauge will cost about $150. You can make one for less then half of these costs plus you will know exactly what the cord is made of.

[PQ]

LOL, Ok. I'm gonna wach the vids now.

Here are a few carifying pics I just took.

Amperage is good.

Pad has little hard balls of melted foam.

And a pic of the pads and plate I am now using.

[Junkman2008]

Okay, pads and back plate are good. Your voltage reading, however, doesn't tell me anything. I would need to see the current draw under a load. The fact that your unit is so hot tells me that a reading under load is way to low. That's a tell-tell.

Bt the way, what do you use the squirrel for?

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

Okay, pads and back plate are good. Your voltage reading, however, doesn't tell me anything. I would need to see the current draw under a load. The fact that your unit is so hot tells me that a reading under load is way to low. That's a tell-tell.

Bt the way, what do you use the squirrel for?

He just watches. LOL

Heat could be me covering the vents with my hand?

[Junkman2008]

Yea, covering the vents can generate some heat but not the kind of heat you're talking about. You would have to tape the vents closed with duct tape to generate that kind of heat. What gauge extension cord are you using? Also, how long is it?

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

Yea, covering the vents can generate some heat but not the kind of heat you're talking about. You would have to tape the vents closed with duct tape to generate that kind of heat. What gauge extension cord are you using? Also, how long is it?

Probably 16 guage. It's a 50 foot cord.

[Junkman2008]

Then don't plug anything else into that outlet or on that circuit. See if the PC gets hot when you do it that way.

[Toasty]

This 8/3 cord should do the trick!

[Adam's Polishes]

Since you've had the stuff for about a year now... have you used the PC and had this problem before? Is this the extension cord you normally use?

Its definitely not normal - if I can buff for hours on end in the middle of August, outside, in Reno Nevada, in an asphalt parking lot on a black car, for 4 days straight (Junkman knows what I'm talking about) without 'melting' a backing plate theres no reason you shouldn't be able to buff in your garage.

Theres either something wrong with the machine or the power you're supplying to it.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

Then don't plug anything else into that outlet or on that circuit. See if the PC gets hot when you do it that way.

I'll check it out.

Originally Posted by Toasty

This 8/3 cord should do the trick!

[Adam's Polishes]

Oh... one more question... is it heating up immediately or after prolonged use? If so how long into use is it getting hot?