Re: (ET) Dead sweeper motor, need new one

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

         What manner of long thin motor? Like the early mower deck motors? 
Or like the permanent magnet traction motors, of which there are three types 
that I am aware of ?

RJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Zach" <cz alembic crystel com>
To: "Elec-Trak" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 12:15 PM
Subject: (ET) Dead sweeper motor, need new one


> Well, the sweeper motor died this morning, right at the beginning of
> leaf season.
>
> Cause of failure is shorted armature windings. Symptoms are "chugging"
> aand popping the klixon even on the bench. Bypass Klixon and wires catch
> fire.
>
> Anyway, does anyone have a good long thin motor for sale? Or even better
> an armature from one that isn't bad.
>
> This makes the third shorted armature I've seen in my years of ET
> ownership; can these be rewound or are they garbage?
>
> Chris
>
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