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Nickelodeon Electric Motor Repair
By Robbie Rhodes

> The Emerson motor on my Seeburg L will not start to run without
> a little spin by hand.  I want to have this fixed right away.
> Should I take it to any electric shop or should I send it to
> someone special?

The motor starting winding is not working.  I have found bad internal
connections and worn-out starting switch contacts and burned-out
windings in the old player piano motors I've worked on.

A local appliance repair shop might fix the simple problems for you,
but it won't be long before other problems appear, due to many years
of motor operation.

It is worth your investment to have the original old Emerson motor
completely rebuilt by a firm that specializes in restoring antique
fractional-horsepower electric motors.  The shop will rewind the
stator with new wire (with modern insulation for high temperatures)
and replace the starting switch contacts and the bushing bearings
which have worn out after 80 or 90 years service.  The rebuilding
cost runs upwards from $150.

See the articles on this subject by Mr. D. L. Bullock, indexed at
http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Authors/Aut841.html

Drawings and photographs of old electric motors are at
http://mmd.foxtail.com/Tech/Motors/index.html

Best regards,
Robbie Rhodes
Etiwanda, CA


(Message sent Wed 25 Dec 2002, 01:46:13 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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