Re: Harbor Freight Tools Heat Gun Item 96289 JSRF-601C Repair



Looking through my spare parts box, I notice that I have a 1N5402 diode (probably salvaged from a hair dryer that broke after being dropped or something). I don't remember how it was installed in the hair dryer, but I would not be surprised if it was used for the same thing as the 1N5408 diode is used in the HF heat gun. The motor in the hair dryer seems slightly larger / heavier and it also has a rectifier board mounted to the back of it, albeit one that uses discrete components instead of surface mount...

Re: Harbor Freight Tools Heat Gun Item 96289 JSRF-601C Repair

I have a problem with this heat gun also. Not too long after I bought it, plastic shroud that covers the metal shroud over the heating element fell off, but since it still worked, I just kept using it. Not too long after that, the low temperature side quit working, but since I mainly needed the high temperature side, I didn't think it was worth returning to the store. The other day, the high temperature side quit working, but it's well past the warranty period (besides, I don't have the original receipt after this length...

Re: Harbor Freight Tools Heat Gun Item 96289 JSRF-601C Repair



Just because it is a US seller, it doesn't mean that the product is made in the US, especially if you are buying it off of eBay... Not that there is anything necessarily wrong with stuff made overseas -- it's a matter of quality control and whether the company that is subcontracting the Chinese manufacturers is diligent on quality control and ensuring that the Chinese manufacturers meet the requirements of the product... If they just tell the Chinese that they want a certain product for a certain price,...