Like many I have been out of the shop for too long so this weekend I needed to use my Ridgid planer that I bought in 2002. I blew the dust off of it and started using it and all was fine until I noticed a heavy arching in the motor and before I knew it it had overheated and stopped. I was planing cypress so it wasn't like I was overworking it. I let it cool down and went to remove the brushes and one of the caps broke, I guess from the heat (?) and the brush that I removed looked fine. I'm no mechanic or electrician so what are your suggestions for a next step? I will try to order new brushes today and maybe go back to Home Depot and see what they say. Maybe it's covered under the old lifetime warranty? Thanks
Hal