Geo-TH,In
Well-known Member
This is the first time my 1/2 inch 3 speed cordless hammer drill has ever quit working and took up smoking.
I had to take it apart. I could see the communtator was black. There was flash over, indicationg the segments were shorted together.
Now for the fun part getting apart. Even more fun putting it back together. It was a hot day, so I did some of the work inside.
Ever take a motor apart that has no bolts? I had my doubts that it would ever work again, but after cleaning the communtator and removing carbon from between segments, using a hammer and vise to put the end back on, it works great.
I question how long the fix will last, brushes are more than half gone. I question if I could buy just brushes for a motor that wasn't designed to be taken apart and brush wire is spot welded to brush holder.
I woke up this morning with little to do. This challenge took about half a day.
George
I had to take it apart. I could see the communtator was black. There was flash over, indicationg the segments were shorted together.
Now for the fun part getting apart. Even more fun putting it back together. It was a hot day, so I did some of the work inside.
Ever take a motor apart that has no bolts? I had my doubts that it would ever work again, but after cleaning the communtator and removing carbon from between segments, using a hammer and vise to put the end back on, it works great.
I question how long the fix will last, brushes are more than half gone. I question if I could buy just brushes for a motor that wasn't designed to be taken apart and brush wire is spot welded to brush holder.
I woke up this morning with little to do. This challenge took about half a day.
George
Did give me a chance to clean it up and spend 2 hours trying to get those little brushes back in and get those little clips to all stay while trying with three hands to get it back together...lol Oh, and a few choice words from my Navy days! :shock: