O.K.- Just as long as you have LBC's on your front porch instead of
household appliances.
MMH
'62 HAN6
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Cook [SMTP:justincook@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 2:27 PM
> To: Haynes, Mark; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Generator testing
>
> Boy I just wanted to make sure I was testing the generator correctly
> and the next thing I know I'm "Justin the nine fingered"! That's simply
> not true. It's the teeth where I'm down to nine!
>
> Come on guys, this is how bad rumors get started. :-)
>
> --- "Haynes, Mark" <mhaynes@ball.com> wrote:
> > Robert,et al-The tale handed down to me regarding
> > the bearings is this: It
> > was standard practice to use an air jet to spin the
> > bearings on your
> > fingers, until a few guys had the bearing lock up
> > around 100,000 rpm's or
> > so, removing the finger down to the knuckle, an then
> > running off with the
> > mangled remains. I STRONGLY SUGGEST NOT USING YOUR
> > FINGER AT ANY SPEED
> > GREATER THAN YOUR HAND CAN ROTATE THE BEARING.
> > Unless you don't mind being
> > known as Justin the nine-fingered.
> > Mark Haynes
> > '62 HAN6
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: RBHouston@aol.com [SMTP:RBHouston@aol.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 9:19 AM
> > > To: justincook@yahoo.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Generator testing
> > >
> > > In a message dated 5/18/99 6:48:59 AM Pacific
> > Daylight Time,
> > > justincook@yahoo.com writes:
> > >
> > > << Assuming the brushes are bad, is it worth it
> > (quick and easy) to
> > > replace them. Or do you just buy a new generator?
> > >
> > > All opinions appreciated...
> > > JC >>
> > >
> > > In the old days...
> > > This was SOP. Disassemble the Generator, clean
> > the commutator (copper end
> > > of
> > > the amature where the brushes run) with fine emery
> > paper, scrape down the
> > > lines between the copper sections to make sure
> > they are not shorted out
> > > between each other (just at the surface), and
> > install new brushes.
> > > Brushes used to be very cheap and this was a cheap
> > rebuild. Check the
> > > bearing at the same time and replace if necessary.
> > > We had an electromagnetic device commonly called a
> > "growler" to check the
> > > armatures. You would place the armature on the
> > machine, in a v shaped
> > > notch
> > > on top, turn the "growler" on, the amature would
> > be drawn to the machine
> > > by
> > > an electromagnet, and then while twisting the
> > amature, we'd hold an old
> > > hacksaw blade against the side of the amature
> > windings. If the amature
> > > was
> > > bad, the hacksaw blade would vibrate.
> > >
> > > To check the bearings, take them out, clean them,
> > stick a finger in where
> > > the
> > > shaft goes and touch the outside race against a
> > turning wire wheel. The
> > > bearing should spin up quickly and freely with no
> > noise to speak of. A
> > > whining or grinding sound means a bad bearing.
> > >
> > > NOTE..none of the above is OSHA appoved, so do it
> > carfully, or buy a
> > > rebuilt
> > > generator.
> > >
> > > Those of us in the we cheap crowd are used to
> > things like no finger
> > > prints...
> > >
> > > Robert Houston
> >
>
>
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