it was working fine until recently have put new brushes in and was working ok. started to tripping elecs out told switch. now put new on/off switch but still keeps tripping out was wondering if put wires back wrong on new switch i do not have wire diagram to check

ted, January 2015

it trips out every time turn machine on that was why told switch has new element last year. thanks anyway

ted, January 2015

You put in new brushes and it worked fine.

Then it began to cause MCB trips - either earth leakage or over current.

Somebody told you it might be the switch (very strange diagnosis - remove him from your Christmas card list)

You replaced the switch but it still cause trips - conclusion - you have not changed the fault by changing the switch - and if you can switch it on and off then the wiring of the switch must be fine - forget the switch entirely.

You do not say how often the machine caused the trip or at what point in the machine's operation.

Heating elements in machines like this are a common failure point - with no other information I would suspect the element.

I am not an appliance engineer - I know nothing - there's a chap in Lincoln New Zealand who is very expert - if he responds pay attention to what he says...

Good luck..., January 2015