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==== Update 02/10/2012 ==== | ==== Update 02/10/2012 ==== | ||
| − | [[mentar|mentar]]: Coils fine, commutator covered in a beefy layer of carbon, one brush almost gone. Replaced the brush with a smaller one from a one of the motors in the "motors" box, cleaned the carbon residue off the commutator and it works, sort off. The speed controller only works for a small range and the speed is constant after about 20%, this could of-course be due to a brush that wasn't meant for it. I'd still advice people against using it just yet, but if someone who has seen it working before the fault can take a look and confirm that it's not behaving properly that would be great. | + | [[user:mentar|mentar]]: Coils fine, commutator covered in a beefy layer of carbon, one brush almost gone. Replaced the brush with a smaller one from a one of the motors in the "motors" box, cleaned the carbon residue off the commutator and it works, sort off. The speed controller only works for a small range and the speed is constant after about 20%, this could of-course be due to a brush that wasn't meant for it. I'd still advice people against using it just yet, but if someone who has seen it working before the fault can take a look and confirm that it's not behaving properly that would be great. |
See also [[Equipment/LatheMillCombo]] for the bigger mill / lathe | See also [[Equipment/LatheMillCombo]] for the bigger mill / lathe | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 3 October 2012
Mini Lathe
http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Lathe_Training
Status
?minilathe Not working yet: Motor spins but too slowly, brush needs replacing, not yet ordered.
Updates
Update 02/10/2012
mentar: Coils fine, commutator covered in a beefy layer of carbon, one brush almost gone. Replaced the brush with a smaller one from a one of the motors in the "motors" box, cleaned the carbon residue off the commutator and it works, sort off. The speed controller only works for a small range and the speed is constant after about 20%, this could of-course be due to a brush that wasn't meant for it. I'd still advice people against using it just yet, but if someone who has seen it working before the fault can take a look and confirm that it's not behaving properly that would be great.
See also Equipment/LatheMillCombo for the bigger mill / lathe