On Thu, 27 Jul 2006, David C Robie wrote:
Well if you're going to just throw it away, throw it in the trash in Weymouth MA. I'll take it.
Don't get your hopes up Dave, I'm not planning on chucking it. ;) I'd prefer to get this one working rather than buying another one.
How about just doing a bit of mowing and feeling all 3 motors for temperature? If the bad one is hotter or cooler than the others it'll tell you something.
Ah, there's something. When I was using it on Sunday with the mulching (Gator) blades, the other motors shut off after about 30 minutes of mowing due to the thermal overload. But, if I remember correctly, this one didn't. But, none of them shut off once I switched back to the original blades.
I've seen a lot of motors with cracked field magnets. Crack can be fixed with JB weld. They still work but got a bit less power if it's a bad crack.
JB weld? I don't do welding, so I'm not sure what that is. I guess I should pull the motor and inspect it. Anyone put any photos online anywhere showing disassembly of one of these motors, and what they *should* look like inside?
Thanks, Mike