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This past summer I picked up a 16inch DoAll bandfiler that had been converted to bandsaw ($500). I believed she was (mostly) mechanically in excellent shape. I've since rebuilt the band tensioner using the vintage handle I found tucked inside the base.
I knew she was an electrical Gordian knot when I opened her up and saw a new 1hp 1ph Dayton motor wired up with a tangle of wires and wire nuts suspended near the V belt.
The original on/off switch is used and the 11ov light was wired with the neutral tied into the ground.
This weekend I added a junction box, a transformer, and a magnetic starter. All these parts came out of my pile of misc parts that my wife keeps telling me to take to the curb on Tuesday mornings.
All is well, except I can't get the starter to "click". This starter is a new in box stamped 1963. She has some corrosion on the cover and on many of the screws. I'm guessing this is a contact issue, but am having difficulty learning where the problem is. Thanks to the many threads here and a friend of the family (Don) I've learned enough to use my Ohm Meter to check continuity. The switch is closing the circuit to the starter and I've checked the contacts and wires. I believe the problem might be the starter itself. Don is coaching me to use the Ohm meter to check the starter. Hmmm. #1 What's an Ohm? #2 How do I use the meter to find one?
I found this document. It explains things in a way that I can better understand question #1.
I'll keep digging and divine the Ohm Meter settings for question #2. However, I'm concerned that I may not find a clear explanation of probe placement on the starter. Or how to interpret the results/readings.
Any insight or suggestions. The upside is that all the skills I'm learning now will be used and reinforced soon as I dig into the new/used panel I hope to mount on my VN22LU!!
Any suggestions on how to use an Ohm Meter to check a starter are appreciated.
Thank you,
Daryl
MN
I knew she was an electrical Gordian knot when I opened her up and saw a new 1hp 1ph Dayton motor wired up with a tangle of wires and wire nuts suspended near the V belt.
The original on/off switch is used and the 11ov light was wired with the neutral tied into the ground.
This weekend I added a junction box, a transformer, and a magnetic starter. All these parts came out of my pile of misc parts that my wife keeps telling me to take to the curb on Tuesday mornings.
All is well, except I can't get the starter to "click". This starter is a new in box stamped 1963. She has some corrosion on the cover and on many of the screws. I'm guessing this is a contact issue, but am having difficulty learning where the problem is. Thanks to the many threads here and a friend of the family (Don) I've learned enough to use my Ohm Meter to check continuity. The switch is closing the circuit to the starter and I've checked the contacts and wires. I believe the problem might be the starter itself. Don is coaching me to use the Ohm meter to check the starter. Hmmm. #1 What's an Ohm? #2 How do I use the meter to find one?
I found this document. It explains things in a way that I can better understand question #1.
I'll keep digging and divine the Ohm Meter settings for question #2. However, I'm concerned that I may not find a clear explanation of probe placement on the starter. Or how to interpret the results/readings.
Any insight or suggestions. The upside is that all the skills I'm learning now will be used and reinforced soon as I dig into the new/used panel I hope to mount on my VN22LU!!
Any suggestions on how to use an Ohm Meter to check a starter are appreciated.
Thank you,
Daryl
MN