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Default Power tool armature repair

On Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:50:34 -0400, Bob Engelhardt wrote:


If so, my idea is to short the open segment to the adjacent one & allow
continuous current. The phasing would be affected a little, but there
are 16 windings, so the effect should be small. And a 1/16th (?) loss
of power, but that's already the case.

Does this make sense?

No, you will create shorted turns. This will be worse.

Jon