Hi

I have the beale system with out the motor.
The three buffers are motor mounted so I got a used two speed motor. Problem
is... the buffers keep comming off the shaft. I checked to see if the
direction of the motor was the same as the thread on the buffer screw and it
is and should be self tightening.

Question ? The buffers have a bolt and a screw and nut thru them to keep
the buffer in place. Should I remove the nut, before screwing it on the
adapter shaft?

Keith in Newfoundland

The directions say to mount the motor so as the shaft is turning
anti-clockwise. Is this possible as every way that i can imagine mounting it
the shaft will still be turning clockwise. I was told it was a two speed
motor. white in the centre to one side and white in the centre to the other
side, are the two different speeds.


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks
Keith

"Keith Young" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have the beale system with out the motor.
The three buffers are motor mounted so I got a used two speed motor.
Problem is... the buffers keep comming off the shaft. I checked to see if
the direction of the motor was the same as the thread on the buffer screw
and it is and should be self tightening.

Question ? The buffers have a bolt and a screw and nut thru them to keep
the buffer in place. Should I remove the nut, before screwing it on the
adapter shaft?

Keith in Newfoundland

Keith:

As said, the motor must turn counter clockwise looking at the end of the
shaft for it to be self-tightening. If your motor runs the other way...

If the motor has a shaft on each end, use the other end.

If not... some motors are reversible and some are not (at least not
easily). For 120 v single phase motors, you need to reverse the leads
to the start winding. If there is an electrical box on the motor and
the start winding leads go to the box, there should be a diagram inside
the cover showing how to wire it to change directions. If not, it is
likely that the only possible way to do it would be to dismantle the
motor. Depending on what you find, it may or may not be possible. If
your motor is a simple fan motor, you may be out of luck. One solution
would be to rebuild the buffers with left-hand threads.

Bill

Keith Young wrote:
The directions say to mount the motor so as the shaft is turning
anti-clockwise. Is this possible as every way that i can imagine mounting it
the shaft will still be turning clockwise. I was told it was a two speed
motor. white in the centre to one side and white in the centre to the other
side, are the two different speeds.


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks
Keith

"Keith Young" wrote in message
...

Hi

I have the beale system with out the motor.
The three buffers are motor mounted so I got a used two speed motor.
Problem is... the buffers keep comming off the shaft. I checked to see if
the direction of the motor was the same as the thread on the buffer screw
and it is and should be self tightening.

Question ? The buffers have a bolt and a screw and nut thru them to keep
the buffer in place. Should I remove the nut, before screwing it on the
adapter shaft?

Keith in Newfoundland

Thanks Bill
Great advice

Keith

"Bill Rubenstein" wrote in message
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Keith:

As said, the motor must turn counter clockwise looking at the end of the
shaft for it to be self-tightening. If your motor runs the other way...

If the motor has a shaft on each end, use the other end.

If not... some motors are reversible and some are not (at least not
easily). For 120 v single phase motors, you need to reverse the leads to
the start winding. If there is an electrical box on the motor and the
start winding leads go to the box, there should be a diagram inside the
cover showing how to wire it to change directions. If not, it is likely
that the only possible way to do it would be to dismantle the motor.
Depending on what you find, it may or may not be possible. If your motor
is a simple fan motor, you may be out of luck. One solution would be to
rebuild the buffers with left-hand threads.

Bill

Keith Young wrote:
The directions say to mount the motor so as the shaft is turning
anti-clockwise. Is this possible as every way that i can imagine mounting
it the shaft will still be turning clockwise. I was told it was a two
speed motor. white in the centre to one side and white in the centre to
the other side, are the two different speeds.


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks
Keith

"Keith Young" wrote in message
...

Hi

I have the beale system with out the motor.
The three buffers are motor mounted so I got a used two speed motor.
Problem is... the buffers keep comming off the shaft. I checked to see if
the direction of the motor was the same as the thread on the buffer screw
and it is and should be self tightening.

Question ? The buffers have a bolt and a screw and nut thru them to
keep the buffer in place. Should I remove the nut, before screwing it on
the adapter shaft?

Keith in Newfoundland

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:10:33 -0230, "Keith Young" wrote:

The directions say to mount the motor so as the shaft is turning
anti-clockwise. Is this possible as every way that i can imagine mounting it
the shaft will still be turning clockwise. I was told it was a two speed
motor. white in the centre to one side and white in the centre to the other
side, are the two different speeds.


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks
Keith

Keith... the directions say that if you're mounting on a counter/anti clockwise
motor, you should add a lock nut to keep the wheel from loosening with
rotation.. if you have them mounted separately, that would be ok, but if you're
changing them (one shaft, 3 wheels), the lock nut could be a pain..
I would guess that the extra nut would be on the shaft side of the buffing
wheel, against the shaft adapter??

"Keith Young" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have the beale system with out the motor.
The three buffers are motor mounted so I got a used two speed motor.
Problem is... the buffers keep comming off the shaft. I checked to see if
the direction of the motor was the same as the thread on the buffer screw
and it is and should be self tightening.

Question ? The buffers have a bolt and a screw and nut thru them to keep
the buffer in place. Should I remove the nut, before screwing it on the
adapter shaft?

Keith in Newfoundland





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