unobtainum gear
Plastic
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2018
- Location
- Bealeton VA
I just got a 1942 10EE.after some general clean up , I tried to power it up last night. I have a store bought box , for a rotary converter , rated to use a 10 HP , and have a 10 HP motor , idler , it runs other machines fine , but when I power it up the contactors on the back of the head pull in , kinda loud humming ,if I try to spin the MG by hand it wants to go one way more than the other. But if left on for more than 20 seconds? the rotary will kick a breaker. The contactors at the head end , in the box that pivots do not pull in ? Also the drum switch behind the head , I was thinking for out of phase , makes no difference. I would like to see if I can get it running as is , but 2nd choice would be a DC motor board to run the spindle motor , 3rd would be to mount a AC motor to the back gear box , and use a vfd. The machine is in good shape , looks like the bad part was sitting outside for a month ? I have yet to find a chip anywhere ? Paint finish has some areas , that I think may be cosmoline ? maybe. Nothing looks worn , at all .
What are the first things I should check to get it running ?Pic is the day it came home , I dont know why the pic's are upside down , sorry.
Thanks Daniel
What are the first things I should check to get it running ?Pic is the day it came home , I dont know why the pic's are upside down , sorry.
Thanks Daniel