Anyone know if the Powersmith Ash Vac has a thermal cutoff switch?

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So it's not running?

Quickly skimmed the owners pdf and found no reference to a thermal switch.

(broken link removed to http://powersmithtools.com/portfolios/ash-vacuum/)

Page 11 has a trouble shooting table and no mention of a thermal switch.
 
So it's not running?

Quickly skimmed the owners pdf and found no reference to a thermal switch.

(broken link removed to http://powersmithtools.com/portfolios/ash-vacuum/)

Page 11 has a trouble shooting table and no mention of a thermal switch.


Yeah, it's dead. I was filling an air mattress using the blower, shut it off, and it won't turn on again. I've verified that power is going to the motor, so it's not the switch. I was hoping that it had a thermal switch that I could bypass.
 
Yeah, I have a different brand model that has a thermal switch that trips if it gets too hot.
 
Maybe the brushes are stuck/worn.
 
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