<![CDATA[iFixit - Answers With Device "Ridgid Angle Grinder"]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/Device/Ridgid_Angle_Grinder?rss=yes en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:09:13 -0700 <![CDATA[Ridgid Brushless R86040: Switch terminal failed, is there a way to unpot and fix it?]]> The potted aluminum "terminal" from the switch assembly of my grinder isn’t passing through the black wire’s conductivity. Is there anyway to unpot it, or if the components on the inside are well-known, so that I could repair it without unpotting it, such as bypassing it entirely with a jumper wire? Looks like it has some thin lines coming off of it to run a little LED light, so I wonder if that’s its only role.

Edit for clarity: The part number of the potted aluminum block(Plus the trigger and battery connector) is “202582001“ from the General Assembly Diagram on the page for the tool.

⟐ Commented October 20, 2021 at 17:28 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/709406/Switch+terminal+failed,+is+there+a+way+to+unpot+and+fix+it https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/709406 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:28:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Ridgid Angle Grinder R10202 2016: What caused my grinder to quit working?]]> I have the Ridgid 7-in twist handle corded grinder. I used it one time no problem the second time I used it I ran it for a couple minutes set it down to move something picked it back up pulled the trigger and it it made a popping sound was like a flash right at the trigger and from there it stopped working, I know after taking it apart that I need to do some rewiring but do I need to replace the trigger switch and what caused it to do that? It was brand new, it was only the second time I've used it!

⟐ Edited by author November 23, 2023 at 20:11 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/825368/What+caused+my+grinder+to+quit+working https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/825368 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 20:11:25 -0700