Electric Motor Problem on a Cement Mixer
 

I loned my mixer that had not been used for a few years to a friend but it
only ran for a few seconds then cut out. It would restart but cut out again
so my guess is temperature related but I am hopeless at electric motors. The
mixer has been left in the open.
I have just retreived it with the intention of dumping it but thought I
might as well check it out. The motor is very simple but looks in good
condition. It has a solenoid type switch that cuts out. Now the question is
does it cut out because it is faulty or cut out because something else is
and it cuts out because their is no power. Is the capacitor likely to be the
fault? I assume that I can bypass the switch to rule that in or out.
Is this worth the effort or just dump it?

Kevin

Electric Motor Problem on a Cement Mixer
 

"zen83237" wrote in message
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I loned my mixer that had not been used for a few years to a friend
but it
only ran for a few seconds then cut out. It would restart but cut
out again
so my guess is temperature related but I am hopeless at electric
motors. The
mixer has been left in the open.
I have just retreived it with the intention of dumping it but
thought I
might as well check it out. The motor is very simple but looks in
good
condition. It has a solenoid type switch that cuts out. Now the
question is
does it cut out because it is faulty or cut out because something
else is
and it cuts out because their is no power. Is the capacitor likely
to be the
fault? I assume that I can bypass the switch to rule that in or out.
Is this worth the effort or just dump it?

Kevin


The motor on my Belle mixer did this when I dug it out from storage a
few weeks back - turned out to be the internal centrifugal switch that
had jammed. All ok when freed. This is the switch that switches from
the start winding to the run winding, and is mounted on the stator,
but operated by weights / springs fixed to the rear of the rotor.

AWEM

Electric Motor Problem on a Cement Mixer
 

zen83237 wrote:
I loned my mixer that had not been used for a few years to a friend but
it only ran for a few seconds then cut out. It would restart but cut out
again so my guess is temperature related but I am hopeless at electric
motors. The mixer has been left in the open.
I have just retreived it with the intention of dumping it but thought I
might as well check it out. The motor is very simple but looks in good
condition. It has a solenoid type switch that cuts out. Now the question
is does it cut out because it is faulty or cut out because something
else is and it cuts out because their is no power. Is the capacitor
likely to be the fault? I assume that I can bypass the switch to rule
that in or out.
Is this worth the effort or just dump it?

Kevin

I loaned mine to a neighbour a few years ago and later noticed he was
loading it before switching it on! I had a word but it was too late, the
start winding was knackered and gave out shortly afterwards. Any chance
your mate has done the same? A new motor wasn't very expensive but it's
too long ago to recall where it came from.

Dave

Electric Motor Problem on a Cement Mixer
 

On 16 Aug, 19:32, "zen83237" wrote:
I loned my mixer that had not been used for a few years to a friend but it
only ran for a few seconds then cut out. It would restart but cut out again
so my guess is temperature related but I am hopeless at electric motors. The
mixer has been left in the open.
I have just retreived it with the intention of dumping it but thought I
might as well check it out. The motor is very simple but looks in good
condition. It has a solenoid type switch that cuts out. Now the question is
does it cut out because it is faulty or cut out because something else is
and it cuts out because their is no power. Is the capacitor likely to be the
fault? I assume that I can bypass the switch to rule that in or out.
Is this worth the effort or just dump it?

Kevin

Hi I have had the same problem it was the capacitor. I contactted the
maufacturers and they wanted £26 I looked at maplin and the same part
was only £6.84 delivered. It is very easy to change. Good luck