DIY: Black & Decker Electric Lawn Mower Switch and Power Connection Repair

In this video, I diagnose a pair of faults in my Black & Decker electric lawn mower: the primary power switch, and the receptacle that accepts AC power. The switch is disassembled and cleaned, where as the receptacle is replaced with an AC power cable.

Table of contents:

0:00 -- Intro and Overview
0:58 -- Switch disassembly
3:08 -- Switch cleaning
4:10 -- Analysis of damaged switch
6:47 -- Lawn mower schematic and magnetic braking
7:54 -- Switch reassembly
11:39 -- Switch testing
13:48 -- Lawn mower control housing reassembly and test
18:18 -- Damaged receptacle analysis and cable retrofit

Music: "Deathblow" by DRAX of Vibrants (1996)
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Schematic and damaged housing photo from Nick Viera: http://nickviera.com

Products and components discussed in this video:

Kaiweets Digital Multimeter
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Electric Lawn Mower Switch
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