Re: (ET) Sickle mower motor constantly kicks out

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 28 Aug 2022 at 19:57, Paul Anderegg wrote:

> I forgot to mention when I was troubleshooting it I took the secondary 
> belt
> off so that only the motor would spin in the center pulley. When I 
> measured
> the current then it only drew 10 amps.

Could it be a failing bearing that binds up when the belt applies a side 
load to it?  

Or maybe the motor circuit breaker is over-reacting.

Just my random (mostly ignorant) musing.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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