Repairs to ryobi jigsaw

[DonIncognito]

I have an old ryobi jig saw eoj 550k. Its so old, there is no mention of it on the ryobi website, and I cant track down a manual. However, its still a solid unit that does what I need it to, up until this arvo.

Was cutting some plywood and halfway through the job, the motor started cutting in and out intermittently and finally just not doing anything at all. I know next to nothing about fixing jig saws, but I had a quick look round and it sounds like the symptoms are indicative of worn brushes, which completely wouldnt surprise me. I think this thing is as old as I am.

Does anyone have a manual for this, or can they point me towards where I might find one? Does that sounds like the brushes are gone? Is it worth it to fix it, or should I just go out and actually spend money on a new one? Im not opposed to doing that (who doesnt love new toys vitally important work tools) but would prefer to fix this one.

[Handyjack]

If it is a Ryobi spare parts may not be available.
If you think it is only brushes it is possible that other parts may be modified to suit.

Ask at tool repair shops.

[rwbuild]

Seeing as how it is so old and you have used it a lot, it could be as simple as a frayed and broken wire in the power lead where it enters the housing.

This is not uncommon with old well used electric hand tools. Also sounds like it could be brushes as mentioned before, if it is, there would have been some blue sparking flashes from the motor just before it died.

[Ratbag]

C'mon fellas. It's a Ryobi. They stopped being reparable in the last century/millennium.

Buy a new tool. The new ones are better tools too (at least one from a reputable manuf.).

[DonIncognito]

Yeah, I went and got one of these and kicked myself for not doing it sooner.

Might try and fix the other one when I can be bothered, but its in the back of the shed now.