Well I thought for sure I'd be asking y'all how to fix this, but damned if I didn't figger it out myself!
We lost power yesterday and then got a big surge when it came back on. Everything came out OK except for the spotting solenoid on one machine. Apparently, it died then. I've never had to work on such things before.
Presently, the head mechanic and owner are gone on a long vacation so I am the interim head mech and manager.
All the good tools (like continuity testers) are locked up. Damn.
So, when testing it to figure out what I should do, the table motor decided it wouldn't run - it would just buzz and pop the klixon.
I tore apart the front wireway and found that there was a weak wire connector on the CTM-1 and replaced it - that solved the table motor problem but the solenoid still wouldn't go. All other wires and connectors were OK.
So I replaced the solenoid - something I had never dreamed of doing before. Now it runs!
I made it work!
I have no idea about the electrical stuff, but by God I made it work!!!
Sorry, I just had to spout off about it. How embarrasing would it have been to leave that sweep down. "I dunno how to fix it, I'm the 'tarded red-haired kid."
Instead, it will be, "despite the fact that you screwballs locked up the good tools, I was able to make your machine run. Now gimme a raise before I go work for AMF instead!"
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We lost power yesterday and then got a big surge when it came back on. Everything came out OK except for the spotting solenoid on one machine. Apparently, it died then. I've never had to work on such things before.
Presently, the head mechanic and owner are gone on a long vacation so I am the interim head mech and manager.
All the good tools (like continuity testers) are locked up. Damn.
So, when testing it to figure out what I should do, the table motor decided it wouldn't run - it would just buzz and pop the klixon.
I tore apart the front wireway and found that there was a weak wire connector on the CTM-1 and replaced it - that solved the table motor problem but the solenoid still wouldn't go. All other wires and connectors were OK.
So I replaced the solenoid - something I had never dreamed of doing before. Now it runs!
I made it work!
I have no idea about the electrical stuff, but by God I made it work!!!
Sorry, I just had to spout off about it. How embarrasing would it have been to leave that sweep down. "I dunno how to fix it, I'm the 'tarded red-haired kid."
Instead, it will be, "despite the fact that you screwballs locked up the good tools, I was able to make your machine run. Now gimme a raise before I go work for AMF instead!"
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