On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:11:04 -0800, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:16:15 -0800, "Bruce L. Bergman (munged human
readable)" wrote:


Though the next time you're tempted to test a motor for stall torque
Do Not grab the pulley - you can lose fingers that way. Gloves,
Goggles, and anchor one end of a hemp or coir natural fiber rope, and
loop it around the pulley like you're using it as a windlass drum. You
can adjust the drag that way.

Oh, and have a bucket of water handy to put out the rope if you test
it too hard.


a squirt bottle like a window cleaning bottle works fine for those
small somewhat expected rope issues. However...do NOT use one that
contains WD-40! The expected becomes very much unexpected if that is
used. Truely.

Don't use WD-40 to clean the brushhes/comutator on an el-cheapo
weed-wacker while it is running either! DAMHIKT
Isopropyl Alcohol would probably work better butbe satisfied to turn
it by hand and let it thoroughly dry before applying power.
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Gerry :-)}
London,Canada