I’ve investigated the router and have good news, it’s a relative simple hack to make it compatible. I’ve written a complete guide on my website how to hack the RT0702C:
Hello ! I followed your tutorial to hack my Makita router, and everything goes well until I plug it. Then it blinks red, unless I unplug one of the black wires on the relay. Wich means that even if the relay is of, I have a contact between my two black wires. I tried with two différents relays and the result is the same… Have you an idea of what I did wrong ?
Thank you !
Hi, Just like Sebastien (May 23) I have followed (closely I believe) the clear instructions to hack the Makita RT0702C and the result is the router doesn’t work and the blinking red light is all I get. Any ideas why?
Alternatively can anyone identify a suitable 65mm router which **doesn’t ** have the anti-restart facility and, therefore can be switched. I’m setting up a Masuter Pro CNC for a School and could do with a little help.
@Saihb @geoffredstone I am so sorry I totally missed these replies. I’m not that active on this forum 
If you are using my remote control panel -pcb the problem is probably the snubber circuit on the relays. these prevent sparks and electrical noise. However, this circuit can create a small leakage current which might activate the anti-restart function failsafe on a Makita router.
If the router’s red LED is blinking, you must disable the snubber for that relay. Because the Makita has its own internal soft-start motor controller, the relay does not switch the inductive motor directly, making our board’s snubber circuit unnecessary.
To fix the issue, use a small wire cutter to carefully cut one leg of the snubber resistor for the router’s relay on the circuit board.
The tutorial is also updated online.
