Bayco Extension Cord Reel

[Diesel_D]

My Bayco extension cord reel has started to act up lately. You have to pull it out a certain amount for it to work. I'm thinking something like a clock spring is either dirty or broken. Has anyone here ever had one apart?

 

[edsauto]

The copper contacts or the copper circles are burned up, pull the cover off and clean them up with light sand paper.

Dan....

 

[rlitman]

When you say "for it to work", are you saying that there is no electricity (the answer to that is above, although to that response, I would add to coat the contacts with dielectric grease), or it does not retract (which could indeed be a sticking spring)?

 

[Diesel_D]

Correct,it would only have electricity at certain points of the reel.I took it apart and cleaned the contacts.Good as new.

I was worried about the retract assembly coming apart when I opened it up.As long as you don't remove the silver tab in pic #3 it can't unwind itself.

Thanks for the help