CONTEST - what was wrong with this motor?
Ignoramus26960
What was wrong with that motor? No guess is too stupid to be true
(take this as a hint). Answer will be posted in the morning. Winner
will receive a free small piece of A2 tool steel, free shipping.
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anorton
"Ignoramus26960" <ignoram...@NOSPAM.26960.invalid> wrote in message
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Wires screwed to terminals without removing insulation?
D-cell battery in place of starting cap?
Ignoramus26960
no
> D-cell battery in place of starting cap?
no
But something even more monumentally stupid.
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Larry Fishel
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110335323161
>
> What was wrong with that motor?
Wires either not connected to anything or all connected to the same
terminal inside?
anorton
"Ignoramus26960" <ignoram...@NOSPAM.26960.invalid> wrote in message
Am I warm about the starting cap being replaced by something strange? Was it
a relay in an aluminum can? A tiny electrolytic capacitor? a can of red
bull?
If not, then they must have plugged the ventillation holes to keep the dust
out.
Don Foreman
2 HP, 220-volt, FLA 120? That motor must need one hell of a radiator!
Steve B
"Ignoramus26960" <ignoram...@NOSPAM.26960.invalid> wrote in message
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My guess on the motor is a broken wire. But the ebay ad would scare me away
from this buyer, therefore, I think the ad is the thing that is wrong with
the motor. "Comes from a non-smoking household?" He's kidding, right?
Steve
RAM�
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The seller tried to run it on 120V.
Jim Wilkins
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Burned out, frozen solid, bent shaft? It doesn't look like it spent a
year underwater in NOLA.
jsw
Ignoramus2215
> On Feb 25, 12:07?am, Ignoramus26960 <ignoramus26...@NOSPAM.
Everyone had great guesses on dumb things that a motor owner could do
or overlook.
Unfortunately, no one guessed right.
The motor was "not running" because the reset button on it was in a
popped position.
What was "wrong" with the motor was that the RESET button on the motor
needed to be pressed. Once I pressed the RESET button, the motor ran
like a champ.
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"Ignoramus2215"
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Doug Miller
OK, here are a few stupid ones:
- nothing at all
- wiring harness not connected to motor
- blown start cap
- connected to a 120V supply
Ignoramus2215
I already posted the answer. "Nothing at all" is the closest
answer. It had a RESET button that needed to be pressed.
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basilisk
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because the reset button needed pressing.
basilisk
Ignoramus2215
>> Unfortunately, no one guessed right.
>>
>> The motor was "not running" because the reset button on it was in a
>> popped position.
>>
>> What was "wrong" with the motor was that the RESET button on the
>> motor needed to be pressed. Once I pressed the RESET button, the
>> motor ran like a champ.
>>
> because the reset button needed pressing.
ROTFLMAO
Such people usually say "I am not an electrician".
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Jon Anderson
> I can believe that, I was once given a delta radial arm saw
> because the reset button needed pressing.
I was looking at an all aluminum pneumatic pogo stick at a yard sale,
wondering if it was cheap enough, was it worth buying for the material.
I was told it was a freebie because it didn't work anymore, and that
certainly made it worth taking home. But once home, I couldn't resist
pumping up the air chamber. That's all that was wrong with it, either it
leaked down or someone bled the air. My kids had a lot of fun with it...
Jon
RAM�
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Why had it popped?
That's what "the problem" was... <Grin>
Wes
>I already posted the answer. "Nothing at all" is the closest
>answer. It had a RESET button that needed to be pressed.
Does this mean you bought a motor listed as dead?
Wes
Ignoramus2215
Yes.
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Wes
10 bucks, okay, but 24 bucks shipping hoping for a lucky break. Was this a local pick up
item? I'm trying to figure out how clairvoyant you are when bidding.
Wes
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Ignoramus2215
> Ignoramus2215 <ignora...@NOSPAM.2215.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On 2010-02-25, Wes <clu...@lycos.com> wrote:
>>> Ignoramus2215 <ignora...@NOSPAM.2215.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I already posted the answer. "Nothing at all" is the closest
>>>>answer. It had a RESET button that needed to be pressed.
>>>
>>> Does this mean you bought a motor listed as dead?
>>
>>Yes.
>>
>>i
>
> 10 bucks, okay, but 24 bucks shipping hoping for a lucky break. Was this a local pick up
> item? I'm trying to figure out how clairvoyant you are when bidding.
It was 20 bucks shipping to me.
My reasoning to buy it was as follows.
1) The seller has great feedback. This means, without question, that
he is an honest person. Dishonest people do not have such feedback.
2) The seller did not know what was wrong with the motor. This means
that he knew that it did not "burn out".
3) He clearly had no clue what is wrong with it. This means that it is
likely something very simple.
4) If he said something like "probably a bad capacitor", likely it
would mean that he is lying, since if it was true he would know how to
fix it himself.
5) It is very risky to buy things at a high price because they can be
bad. Think of all the clapped out lathes on ebay, where the seller
would say something like "X swing, Y HP, power feed". Obviously he is
hiding something but wants to make $$$. If someone is selling some
item with known problems for a very small amount of $$$, you can be
sure there is no profit motive to lie and cheat. 1x
A buyer is coming today to pick it up. I was not very greedy, the
buyer is getting a great deal, but let's just say I made some $$$ and
has 3 minutes of fun getting it "fixed".
i
Stormin Mormon
one time, that only ran for a couple seconds at a
time. I quietly said thank you, and drove off with
it.
Contest: Someone tell me what was wrong with the
generator.
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"Ignoramus2215"
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Michael Koblic
> My sister gave me a 5,000 watt Coleman generator
> one time, that only ran for a couple seconds at a
> time. I quietly said thank you, and drove off with
> it.
>
> Contest: Someone tell me what was wrong with the
> generator.
>
--
Out of fuel? Fuel lock closed?
A member of my family once asked for a new washing machine when the one just
a month old stopped working. The main fuse panel was OK. Hint: It was in
England.
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Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC
Stormin Mormon
England, nover been, and don't know much about
thier appliances. Was it made by Lucas Electric?
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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
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> Hint: It was in
> England.
>
>
hint-- there's a fuse in the plug, too.
LLoyd
GeoLane at PTD dot NET
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>My sister gave me a 5,000 watt Coleman generator
>one time, that only ran for a couple seconds at a
>time. I quietly said thank you, and drove off with
>it.
>
>Contest: Someone tell me what was wrong with the
>generator.
If it wasn't out of gas, it sounds like something was obstructing the
main jet or plugging the fuel line to the carb.
RWL
Michael Koblic
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Give the man a cigar!
Bruce L. Bergman
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>"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> My sister gave me a 5,000 watt Coleman generator
>> one time, that only ran for a couple seconds at a
>> time. I quietly said thank you, and drove off with
>> it.
>>
>> Contest: Someone tell me what was wrong with the
>> generator.
>
>Out of fuel? Fuel lock closed?
The first things to check: Fuel valve open all the way. Manual Choke
not set to full. Make sure it has crankcase oil, so it isn't the Low
Oil Shutdown triggering after the time delay...
>A member of my family once asked for a new washing machine when the one just
>a month old stopped working. The main fuse panel was OK. Hint: It was in
>England.
That one's easy - blown fuse in the appliance plug, or inside the
receptacle covering that outlet only - Aren't Ring Mains wonderful?
You'd think they could install pilot lights - light out, check fuse.
--<< Bruce >>--