motor compatibility

[pbui3057]

You think yours was pricey... I should have shown you this BT3100!!

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/1175611172.html

What a steal!!!

[poolhound]

You think yours was pricey... I should have shown you this BT3100!!

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/1175611172.html

What a steal!!!

Thats hilarious - LOL

[poolhound]

Just got back from picking up a very very clean BT3100. It looks to be one of the earlier 3100s as it still has the Black rocker switch as opposed to the colored one on my saw but I would hope the motor on here is compatible with my saw.

I will now have a bunch of very nice parts to resell once I have taken those I want to keep.

[poolhound]

OK so I am confused about the whole date code thing. this new 3100 I just picked up has 0696 as the last 4 digits of the SN. So does that mean manufactured in 2006 as I though the last 2 meant the week number and as best I recall there are only 52 weeks in a year. Also when did they finally stop making and shipping them here in the US.

I just checkd the SN of my saw and its 0262 again does this mean 2002 which sounds about right as I recall buying it in 2003/4 (still not 62 weeks in a year and I know it wasnt made in 1962!!).

The funny thing is that my saw has a power SW like this


As opposed to this one which is on the 3100 I just got.


I would have thought mine was newer given the SW. I am sure I could be wrong but now am just confused

[Jim Frye]

OK so I am confused about the whole date code thing. this new 3100 I just picked up has 0696 as the last 4 digits of the SN. I am sure I could be wrong but now am just confused

Isn't the date code on the BT3100s the first four numbers? I just lent my BT3100 to my Son, so I can't check the label but I am pretty sure the S/N is X02310005. I got mine from Wayne Hill at Ryobi for evaluation and testing right when they were announced. Sam got one also, so his S/N should be pretty close. The date code on the BT3Ks was the last four digits, but they were separated by a blank from the rest of the serial number. The character string on my BT3100 is all consecutive characters.

[poolhound]

Isn't the date code on the BT3100s the first four numbers? I just lent my BT3100 to my Son, so I can't check the label but I am pretty sure the S/N is X02310005. I got mine from Wayne Hill at Ryobi for evaluation and testing right when they were announced. Sam got one also, so his S/N should be pretty close. The date code on the BT3Ks was the last four digits, but they were separated by a blank from the rest of the serial number. The character string on my BT3100 is all consecutive characters.

That makes much more sense as the first 4 of this saw are also 0231