Re: (ET) corded mower motor needed

[Brad Fayette <bfayette nc rr com>]

Put a mower motor in it and plug it into your tractor!
Regards,

Brad Fayette
"The geeks shall inherit the Earth."

Anthony Bailey wrote:
> Hello all, a couple of years ago I bought this Lawn Chief corded mower 
> from our local True Value hardware store. It quit working late last year 
> so I just it put away since we were slowing down mowing until I had time 
> to look at it. Tonight I thought I'd check it out to see if I could fix 
> it or at least find out what was wrong.
> Well, like one of my WheelHorse C-185's mower motors was, it's got a 
> cracked/broken magnet on one side. Its a 120VAC 12Amp motor (at least 
> according to the mower info) with a part number MAF7Y on top of the 
> motor, no other numbers or brand names. I'm wondering though if its an 
> AC motor at all as it has a small square with 4 terminals on it and the 
> AC cord connecting to it and a diode symbol on the top of the little 
> square box. Could this actualy be a DC motor and the square box is a 
> diode rectifier setup?
> Anyhow, I'm needing to find another motor to replace it with and haven't 
> had much luck with any internet searches. Any ideas on a easy motor 
> replacement?
> Thanks, Anthony Bailey