On 15/05/2022 15:40, jkn wrote:
> Hi All
> I have a Sealey Pillar Drill - perhaps half a step up from the Aldi/Lidl/MachineMart basic pillar drills.
>
> It has always worked fine, but today it fails to start when I press the green
> button ;-(. Mains supply is known good. No noises of any sort.
Fuse would be a good first check. Then work back from there. Check mains
gets to the NVR switch, then out of it, then to the motor.
If it looks like the motor, then common failure mode is knackered start
capacitor. However you will usually hear a hum from it when powered in
this case. Next the contacts on the centrifugal switch. Check the rotor
and stator windings also have continuity.
> Any pointers as to possible failure modes? i am guessing that it will
> be difficult to source an exact replacement.
There are typically plenty of indiction motors that would do the job.
You might even be able to find a local motor rewind place that could fix
it.
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Cheers,
John.
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