As an aside, the most common thing to go out on these types of appliances are the bearings and coils/brushes. Bearings are an easy 15 minutes of work to swap out and coils/brushes should only be done if you have experience with electronics and soldering.
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As an aside, the most common thing to go out on these types of appliances are the bearings and coils/brushes. Bearings are an easy 15 minutes of work to swap out and coils/brushes should only be done if you have experience with electronics and soldering.