Help needed

[loonie]

Hi I was recently given a whisper 600 back from the world power days. Electricly it tested fine but had bad bearings. stripped it down, cleaned it up, and replaced bearings. While putting it back together I would like to replace the brushes. Of course swwp dosnt have parts and no longer supports the older modles. I havent been able to find anything like this on the internet, (or something simmular) that might work. Does anybody here have any idea where to get solder on brush pads or other ideas that might work?  Thanks (trying to attach page from manual) I cna't seem to attach it here, I did upload it to my files but only shows in my photo uploads, not in my files. Please help admin. I will try again later.

 Loonie

there you go
Kurt

[loonie]

THANK YOU KURT !!

[FishbonzWV]

Don't have any idea if this will help but a quick search found this.

http://www.southlandelectric.com/contact_kits.htm

Googled: contactor replacement parts

Bonz

[fabricator]

Is the brush material worn thin? What do the brushes run on? Brass rings?

[loonie]

Hi, Slip rings seem to be brass, brushes seem to be carbon on cooper so it can be soldered on. The carbon is getting thin.

[loonie]

Thanks, a search of there site didn't come up with any brushes. Seems to be mostly contactors for motor starters and switchgear.

[tanner0441]

Hi

Would it be posible to use ordinary brushes filed to size and bonded on with coloidial silver epoxy.

Brian

[ghurd]

Might try taking one of the sets to a motor shop.

It may be a semi-common, or only semi-obscure, brush.

Or they may be able to figure something out with what is available.

G-

[bob g]

if all else fails

take a new brush, from something bigger

carefully with a specially prepared hacksaw blade or a dremel tool

cut a groove on each side of the brush

then from a hobby shop or maybe a scrap piece of copper sheet, cut out

the backing plates and leave enough to foldup and into the grooves in the brush

then carefully tweak down the excess to trap the brush and lock it to the backing copper backing plate

tin and sweat to  your old support arms.

if it were me i would make them slightly larger to get more friction area.

if i knew how to post a picture or rather a jpeg i could illustrate the process

much easier, a pic worth a 1000 words as they say.

bob g

[fabricator]

If it were me I'd polish up the brass rings and put it together, the carbon likely wears at a very slow rate, check them in a year and see if there is any wear.

[bob g]

maybe this will work, i have no clue how to post a jpeg to the forum

http://www.fieldlines.com/user/bob%20g/files

bob g

[ghurd]

If someone types how to do it, it gets goofy...

So here is a image of the text.  

Be sure to preview it, sometimes it gets goofy anyway.

G-

[bob g]

good lord, no wonder i can't get a picture uploaded!

gonna be nice when the day finally comes that this place morphs over to SMF

hint, wink, nod, kick!!

bob g

[ghurd]

"gonna be nice when the day finally comes that this place morphs over to SMF"?

Maybe for you young-uns, but I just learned how to work this one.  

G-

[thirteen]

maybe a local altinator repair shop might help. Just an idea.

[loonie]

Thanks for all the replies, I'll post when I get it finished.

Gary

[bob g]

thanks for the helping hand Ghurd

i have about every last brain cell already heavily committed to other duties, and

prying a few away to learn how to post pics to this forum when i know that eventually

they will be changing platforms is just not something i am willing to do..

but i appreciate your help!

bob g