repair not replace

ybrik · 26 Jun 2013

hello there. I'm hoping to find a tradesman who has the ability to spin an armature on a lathe to cut back the commutator. I would also like him/her to be able to test the windings with what in New Zealand was called a growler (if my memory serves me correctly). Basically I want to service an old (12yrs) washing machine motor for less than buying a brand new motor. I have found only one company that will do this but they want nearly twice the cost of a brand new motor. £150 service work over £92 for new motor. I live in west Yorkshire (wetherby).
Thanks for any leads.

ybrik

fidom · 26 Jun 2013

Might be cheaper to find a shop that sells reconditioned machines and see if they will sell you a second-hand motor. You can buy an abrasive stick for polishing the commutator. Here in Hungary we can get such work done cheaply but that's because wages are much lower than in UK.

Porque223 · 27 Jun 2013

ybrik said:
hello there. I'm hoping to find a tradesman who has the ability to spin an armature on a lathe to cut back the commutator. I would also like him/her to be able to test the windings with what in New Zealand was called a growler (if my memory serves me correctly). Basically I want to service an old (12yrs) washing machine motor for less than buying a brand new motor. I have found only one company that will do this but they want nearly twice the cost of a brand new motor. £150 service work over £92 for new motor. I live in west Yorkshire (wetherby).
Thanks for any leads.

ybrik

This 150/92 ratio represents what more than half of their customers will go for, but your decision seems easy if you can find a drop-in replacement.

Yeah, a growler.

You might be able to sand down the commutator yourself and, depending on how many commutator strips there are, take many ohm readings, sort them out and infer if your motor is OK.

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