Re: (ET) Wiring up a E12 motor for simple power source

[Bob Brandon <bobbrandon frontiernet net>]

Got'er done! 
I used the other method of drilling a 1/16" hole through the brush and
poking a piece of bell wire through it until the end bell was almost 
seated.
Somehow I buggered the centrifugal switch blade but it doesn¹t' seem to be
in my circuit anyway  and it does function somewhat.  One of the 6-32 X 2"
screws that held the centrifugal  switch cover on came off with a big bend
in it. Don't ask me how. But anyway, I found out that I had a bunch  that
size so I replaced both of them with new ones.
12 V still will run it smoothly.
So I brush painted a heavy coat of gray primer enamel over the rust on the
stator and the mounting bracket to fill in the pitting. Tomorrow I'll start
to design a mount to hold it vertically in the John Deere frame.
 Christopher Zach

> On 6/23/2011 3:54 PM, Bob Brandon wrote:
>> 
>> Now for the mechanical problem; how do you restrain the brushes  while
>> putting the armature back in?
>>   There is wiring from the brush holder to the field which prevents 
>> removing
>> the brush holder completely.
> 
> On other motors I would tie the brushes back with very thin thread, then
> pull the thread out once the armature is in.
> 
> C
> 
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