Well, i went up to the workshop today, and had a good look. First i grabbed the old starter, it looks a bit beyond it, i dont think, without alot of work anyway, its worth building it back up.
Heres what the faceplate looks like
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And behind the faceplate
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Everything is very rusty, and would need re-winding with new coated wire.
Anyway, the motor itself. I dont think it is switching when it is up to full speed, im not exactly sure what is supposed to happen!
I started it up under the load of the saw and belts etc, and it doesnt change pitch or anything when up to speed. I removed the belts to see whther the load of the saw was holding the motor back, and it wasnt achieving full speed. When i turned it on no load, it got up to speed and then half a second after, it started to accelerate alot, and it was constantly accelerating, so i switched it off in fear of it breaking. When it was speeding up under no load, the brushes were sparking blue very brightly!
Before it was started, i cleaned the surface up a little, and wiggled the brushes to ensure they are free to move.
Heres what it looks like inside, as much as i could get with my camera anyway.
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And finally, behind the connection plate, after blowing the sawdust out :/
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The brushes have loads of life left in them, but im not sure whether i should take the motor off and strip it right down to clean it out entirely, and see whether the shorting ring is moving?
Cheers guys!
