heat gun stopped working

[@CXensation]

Its a thermal fuse. Not specified by amperage, but temperature. Usually they can handle 10amp no problem. I.e. 2400W @ 240Vac Temperature should be selected not to melt the housing shell around 80°C. They only come in to action if the airflow is restricted. Also used in coffee machines and some vacuum cleaners and other appliances generating heat.

[@raiderman28]

The problem is finding them. Yes you can take them off those machines, if you have one laying around, for a $30 heat gun. I couldn’t find those resistors anywhere online.

[@Magnus_Magnusson_702]

They look and feel solidly made but they fail within a week of normal use. I just go buy a new one and put old in box and return this is the 5th one I have had. One day it will just turn off then never turn back on again.

[@raiderman28]

Yeah i use to take them back , but Home Depot will not take them back after 30 days unless you buy there extended warranty

[@Magnus_Magnusson_702]

I am not trying to perpetuate dishonesty as it's not really stealing anything but if it goes out again, just go buy a new one, keep the receipt and if the broken one still looks new (wipe it with damp cloth and a little baking soda to get any marks off) then just put the broken one back in the box and return with receipt a day later. Its same model and everything and it gets sent back to Wagner anyway. I do this because they kept breaking and that is not right at all...just a suggestion!!@@raiderman28

[@skylerreeves319]

They are called thermal fuses, you can find them all over the internet.

[@raiderman28]

I looked online and couldn’t find them. If you have a link, post it on here

[@kola2018]

Those heat gun are chunk. I burnt one every month or 2. The old versions are the best. Same as the Milwaukee. The new versions are chunk too.

[@raiderman28]

Thats why i try to repair them