Patrick Cambre

In case your Dewalt DW735/DW735X motor ever goes bad...like mine...and if you send it to an authorized Dewalt Dealer to fix it...make sure you let them know that your planer is a Type 1 or Type 12. If you don't know...look at the model number on the top of the machine...and you will see what Type it is. I made the mistake of not giving the piece of wood a even bottom as I ran it through the planer. The wood was actually a 3 foot piece of a cedar tree that I had previously trimmed. The limb was approx. 4 inches in diameter. Although the piece was relatively straight...but not as straight as a piece of wood that you get at your local lumber yard. I did secure a piece of straight wood at the bottom of the 3 foot limb....but the wood I attached was too thin...and as the limb went through the planer...the wood that I had attached to the bottom of the limp was too thin. And as the limb went through the planer...the limb rocked up and down as a boat in rough water....and at some point the piece stopped, so I hand pushed the limb through the planer. As I did, it was very hard to push it through...and that's when I saw blue smoke coming out of the top of the planer. (To make this story short...I took the unit apart and found out that the stator (field) and the armature had made contact...and it was that that made it smoke.) As soon as I saw the smoke, I tried to turn off the planer...but before I could get my hands on on the ON/OFF button...the circuit breaker blew! I waited for about 20 minutes until I saw no more smoke coming from the unit...and I then turned it on again...but I noticed that smoke starting coming out again and the motor was going up and down in speed. I purchased all the parts of the motor to fix it myself...and learned alot. First of all, I did not know that the DW735 has 2 types of design...Type 1 and a Type 12. I saw all the parts on either E-Bay and Amazon...and ordered them all...not ever knowing that my unit was a Type 12. All the parts I ordered was for a Type 1. In fact, I did not find anything on the internet that showed a part breakdown for Type 12. Everything place I went to was for a Type 1. It would be best to send it to a Qualified Dewalt Technician to fix your motor....they do understand that the motor is not exactly that same when it comes to a Type 1 or Type 12...and they would, I assume, know what to do in order to fix your motor. I did manage to fix my motor...with some concerns. First...the commutator, when it was pushed through the stator (field) did not line up good, in relation to the brushes. I looked through the brush holder, then I finally put it all together...and noticed the I could 'actually see' the end of the commutator. I was very concerned that the commutator was not pushed up forward enough so that the brushes would lay in the middle of the commutator. Second...when it came time to insert the 'set pins' to hold the brush holder in place...my original pins (that came out of my burnt motor) was too narraw in width and would not screw up. So I had to go to a screw company to find that right size set pins. and Third...when it came time to put the rebult motor in the unit...I noticed that the new housing that I bought for the motor did not have an extended holder that my motor had. So I took off my extended piece of plastic, which were secured with 3 screws (the extender I am talking about is to secure that wire harness that comes out of the motor so as to let freely move around the planer is turned ON. I had to drill 3 holes in the new housing to let the extender fit well on the housing. With all that said...my first "TURN ON " sounded beautiful. It planes just as well as if I never had burnt my 1st motor. In time, I will check out the wear on both brushes...to make sure that the brushes as wearing evenly...in relation to the commutator. My e-mail is braincambre500@yahoo.com should you want to know someone about the planer...and all the best to you...as it is a beautiful machine...and I am still glad that I can continue to use it throughout the years.....a friend, Patrick P.S. Working with wood keeps your mind sharp...maybe not as sharp as the blades!