On Sun, 8 May 2016 10:35:05 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
wrote:


One thing you can do is to use a strip of sandpaper to clean the commutator and perhaps sand the end of the brushes a bit, not a lot, just get the glaze off of them. I've extended the life of a lot of universal motors in such a manner. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Brush Monster

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A little Emory cloth works wonders. BTDT.

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