I have a somewhat old1/2 sheet pad sander. Craftsman "dual action". When
I turn it on it makes a grinding sound and looking through the holes in the
top of the case I can see sparks lighting up the inside. Does this sound
like (1) the last moments of a tool before it ignites or seizes or both and
it should be tossed, (2) something that can be remedied by taking the thing
apart and cleaning & lubricating it in some way, or (3) symptoms of a bad
motor and it is worth replacing? If 2 or 3, hints as to how to proceed
would be especially appreciated. TIA. -- Igor
On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:09:36 -0400, "P©WîT©©LMAN
²ºº4" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Either needs new brushes or it is past that, brushes are cheap but the
>armature may be as much as the older tool is worth.
Thanks. For years I've been hearing about brushes going bad on motors.
But, while I have taken apart all sorts of things over the years (and even
put some pack together), I have no knowledge about brushes. Anyone
recommend a primer on this? Are brushes easy to replace on most consumer
stuff? Are brushes generic or do I need a craftsman for a craftsman? How
are they referenced -- LxW? Thanks. -- Igor.
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 23:24:02 GMT, igor <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:09:36 -0400, "P©WÉ®T©©LMAN
>²ºº4" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Either needs new brushes or it is past that, brushes are cheap but the
>>armature may be as much as the older tool is worth.
>
>Thanks. For years I've been hearing about brushes going bad on motors.
>But, while I have taken apart all sorts of things over the years (and even
>put some pack together), I have no knowledge about brushes. Anyone
>recommend a primer on this?
<http://www.google.com/search?q=electric+motor+brushes&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8>
> Are brushes easy to replace on most consumer
>stuff?
yep.
> Are brushes generic or do I need a craftsman for a craftsman? How
>are they referenced -- LxW? Thanks. -- Igor.
sears has had lots of manufacturers for the craftsman tools over the
years. there won't be any unifying theme, other than most of the stuff
is of mediocre quality. some will have pretty generic brushes, some
will have proprietary brushes that haven't been made in 30 years.
Needs new brushes.
"igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a somewhat old1/2 sheet pad sander. Craftsman "dual action". When
> I turn it on it makes a grinding sound and looking through the holes in
the
> top of the case I can see sparks lighting up the inside. Does this sound
> like (1) the last moments of a tool before it ignites or seizes or both
and
> it should be tossed, (2) something that can be remedied by taking the
thing
> apart and cleaning & lubricating it in some way, or (3) symptoms of a bad
> motor and it is worth replacing? If 2 or 3, hints as to how to proceed
> would be especially appreciated. TIA. -- Igor
Either needs new brushes or it is past that, brushes are cheap but the
armature may be as much as the older tool is worth.
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"igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a somewhat old1/2 sheet pad sander. Craftsman "dual action". When
> I turn it on it makes a grinding sound and looking through the holes in
the
> top of the case I can see sparks lighting up the inside. Does this sound
> like (1) the last moments of a tool before it ignites or seizes or both
and
> it should be tossed, (2) something that can be remedied by taking the
thing
> apart and cleaning & lubricating it in some way, or (3) symptoms of a bad
> motor and it is worth replacing? If 2 or 3, hints as to how to proceed
> would be especially appreciated. TIA. -- Igor