Posted by Frank Robertson [108.162.216.49] on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 12:19:14 :
In Reply to: Anyone have to tap their starter to make it go? posted by jim lee [172.68.142.44] on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 03:08:50 :
Your brushes are hanging up in the brush holder. The old carbon brushes were bad about about swelling and hanging up. When you use a hammer on it, it vibrates everything, and the brush springe pushes them futher down. Once they wear a little off the ends being used, they are no longer touching the commutator it will run untill you hit it again. This will burn up a commutator quickly. I work on electric forklifts for almost 40 years, and this has always been a problem, with drive, and pump motors.
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