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I got a bit carried away recently and bought this little lot. A lot are novelty pieces but some I should be able to use on machines.





This one is quite nice with its original dash pot oil

 
Third from the left in the second row in your second picture looks like the one on my pillar drill. It's a bit of a nuisance, because it has some sort of "I'm getting tired" setting which turns the drill off after 15 or 20 minutes.
 
apart from an enthusiast at a carboot, where on earth would be buy "that little lot"
 
Mike G":3bvc1t6t said:
Third from the left in the second row in your second picture looks like the one on my pillar drill. It's a bit of a nuisance, because it has some sort of "I'm getting tired" setting which turns the drill off after 15 or 20 minutes.
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Mike, Have a look at the current limit setting inside and compare it with the current on the motor plate.

It should be quite safe to nudge the current setting up in 10% steps and the getting tired point should take longer to reach. The current sensors have a thermal integrator built in and I suspect yours is teetering on the brink of tripping. One small step will possibly be adequate.

hth

Bob
 
Should I pull the plug out of the socket first? :eusa-whistle:

It'll be a while. I'm still trying to work out how to do my trousers up one handed.......
 
Mike G":1n8ydrfj said:
Should I pull the plug out of the socket first? :eusa-whistle:

It'll be a while. I'm still trying to work out how to do my trousers up one handed.......
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Up to you whether you wear trousers during the test :shock: but yes I would unplug the drill before you open the starter box.

Try jogging bottoms or braces :lol: :lol:

Bob
 
Andy I've got a couple of machines in the line that need starters so they will get the treatment. The others I could always do a steam punk sculpture. Rob I bought one switch off ebay and when it came the voltage was different than advertised so I contacted the seller and got talking as you do. The lady said she was clearing her late fathers motor shop. So after a few photos and a pallet from Aberdeen.
 
the power of the internet connecting people eh.......nice :eusa-clap:
 
That's a very nice batch of starters. This is one area where British/European equipment is significantly different from American. I would suspect, however, that the older stuff is more like American equipment than modern IEC starters. I would presume that you can still get coils and overload elements for those so they can be sized correctly for most machines and available voltages.

Kirk
 
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