Tom wrote: > Jon Elson <el...@...> writes: > > >>I am pretty sure it is some form of friction brake, either a disc or >>band. Probably some >>coolant got inside and rusted it. I think the brake is on the rear of >>the motor, underneath >>the encoder, and therefore to take it all apart you need to remove the >>encoder. Then, you >>would need to realign the commutation tracks of the encoder to the >>motor's poles. >> >>One thing to try is to apply power to the brake and try to rock the >>shaft with a large wrench. >>This might rock the brake pads enough to break the rust. >> >>If the brake is on the front of the motor, it will be a lot easier to >>open it up and repair. >> >>Jon >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Thank you John, > I will try rocking the screw back and forth and see if we can break > it free - I was afraid that a pin & socket arrangement would have caused > something to break if I did this. If no luck with this, then will take > the motor apart and report back on what we find. > Tom
On my 10S Red Cap the brake is on the shaft end of the motor. Can you check the voltage at the leads with the brake connected? If there is high resistance it will show full voltage without load and droop when connected. Ed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
