Hi Papararchi,

Yes, I've found this to be normal. The sparks are a result of how the brake works (electromagnetism). The kick is the result of arresting the inertial force of the armature in the motor in order to slow it down faster

Hope this helps put your mind at ease.

Cheers.

Not an answer to your questions specifically, but have you checked the brushed on your Triton? Can cause that kind of problem.

Yes. That was the first thing I checked. Thanks.

Yes, this router can be mounted on a table.As for the height adjustment, it comes with a screw which installs through the base of the router to the plunge mechanism. Once installed, the screw can be used for height adjustments via the base of the router. You'll need a small hole on the router table to access the height adjustment screw.

Hi David,

As Kris has already advised, yes - you can use it with a router table and it has fine and ultra-fine depth adjustments that will work with the machine inverted. How best to mount it is something that would depend on the router table itself but you should be fine.

The machine comes with a lock-on switch so you won't need a trusty cable tie around the trigger. The only thing I would mention is that this router has an electric brake that rapidly decelerates the bit once the trigger is released. This releases a reasonably powerful twist in the motor body, however if it is remotely switched off and on (i.e. not the trigger on the machine), this electric brake does not function. Not sure if that matters to you but thought I'd mention it and best to ensure the machine is securely fastened just to be safe.

Hope this helps and I still love this router.

I've currently got a Triton MOF router and the motor has been playing up, so I was looking around at other alternatives (less bells and whistles - more reliability). It seems like this is definitely one alternative.