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1. Woodburn... 2. Misc Damage 3. Bad shafts ... 4. Blown... 5. Stall Marks

Blown Commutators

This is for those who dare to run motors without speed sensors. May you learn from the mistakes of those who sped before you 8^P

Date: 08/20/2006 Owner: Jim Husted Size: 5 items
Dscn0245

Dscn0245

Here's a good shot of Jeff's armature after I removed the shaft. It has that kind of a rip off you head and shit down your throat look, don't you think??

Date: 12/31/1969 Owner: Jim Husted Views: 2332
Dscn0427

Dscn0427

Here's a golf cart motor that was modded to go faster which it did with unhappy results to its Bake-A-Lite comm.

Date: 12/31/1969 Owner: Jim Husted Views: 2117
Dscn0429

Dscn0429

I beat a bar out from what is left of the comm and it's above the armature so you can see the difference between the steel and the plastic comm bars.

Date: 12/31/1969 Owner: Jim Husted Views: 1930
USU_motor__spun_to_death

USU_motor__spun_to_death

Here's what happens when you break a belt under load. I just reworked this unit for them first of the year. What a bummer...

Date: 09/30/2005 Owner: Jim Husted Views: 2482
An RPM check

An RPM check

Date: 12/31/1969 Owner: Jim Husted Views: 2678
 
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