Bosch 24-volt Cordless Drill Motor
My brother-in-law dropped this broken Bosch cordless drill round a few weeks ago. After leaving it in quarantine for 72 hours I stripped it out for a look. After getting the 24-volt motor separated from the chuck it became obvious something was wrong because the motor wouldn't turn smoothly and was jamming. My first thought was that some debris had got inside the motor, but after prizing off the end the problem became clear, the two permanent magnets had come loose. I thought this was odd for an expensive drill with one of these legendary Bosch motors, but maybe it was a Friday afternoon one. A look online and on eBay wasn't promising, I could only find one possible replacement and it would cost €60 + shipping. The first attempt at glueing the magnets back in failed, but I hadn't mixed the epoxy properly so I'm giving it another go and this time I'll leave the thing for 72 hours as recommended to let the epoxy cure completely. I h