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What ho all you self isolators,
I have a electric garden wood chipper that recently stopped working due to a blown capacitor. Replaced but the operation is somewhat flaky!
The direction switch no longer reverses the motor; if I exchange the terminals on the motor, it then rotates in the other direction but will not go forward.
Today, it was 'kinda' working but seemed very slow; then suddenly, it revved up to normal rotation speed.
But the bigger concern was the smell and smoke that started. Of course, I immediately stopped it and when cool, had another look inside.
Looks like a section of the windings around the motor, furthest from the bushes, is black and the wax string holding the windings together has melted. Obviously not good!
I am reluctant to throw away a perfectly good bit of machinery, but is there any way that I can repair the winding, assuming it is just a simple break? Or is it not worth the effort (which is the most likely scenario.)
Thanks, toodle pip and stay safe.
I have a electric garden wood chipper that recently stopped working due to a blown capacitor. Replaced but the operation is somewhat flaky!
The direction switch no longer reverses the motor; if I exchange the terminals on the motor, it then rotates in the other direction but will not go forward.
Today, it was 'kinda' working but seemed very slow; then suddenly, it revved up to normal rotation speed.
But the bigger concern was the smell and smoke that started. Of course, I immediately stopped it and when cool, had another look inside.
Looks like a section of the windings around the motor, furthest from the bushes, is black and the wax string holding the windings together has melted. Obviously not good!
I am reluctant to throw away a perfectly good bit of machinery, but is there any way that I can repair the winding, assuming it is just a simple break? Or is it not worth the effort (which is the most likely scenario.)
Thanks, toodle pip and stay safe.