kicks the breaker

markflow · Post by **markflow** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:46 am

I am still checking things over but I am looking for the little hole on the shaft for the motor that has the spring in it...I have the motor off and still can't seem to find the little hole there to oil

is there an actual hole or is it where the keyway is ...

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:21 pm

Knot knowing the exact year your SS is. But it has a 3/4 HP motor, it may put it in the time frame that an oil hole in the shaft is nonexistent.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:29 pm

markflow wrote:I am still checking things over but I am looking for the little hole on the shaft for the motor that has the spring in it...I have the motor off and still can't seem to find the little hole there to oil is there an actual hole or is it where the keyway is ...

The hole is not in the motor shaft
It is in the sheave collar under the spring that drives the sheaves together.
It oils the shaft the sheaves ride on.

Again I don't think that is your problem if you can easily turn the power train by hand.

markflow · Post by **markflow** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:59 pm

here is the back of the motor

markflow · Post by **markflow** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:02 pm

Hi everyone, I think my problem is in the speed control assembly and the control knob so I guess I will have to order this and might as well change the belt at the same time....will let everyone know once I get my new parts and put back together thanks all for you help it was greatly appreciated

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:05 pm

markflow wrote:Hi everyone, I think my problem is in the speed control assembly and the control knob so I guess I will have to order this and might as well change the belt at the same time....will let everyone know once I get my new parts and put back together thanks all for you help it was greatly appreciated

HOw did you determine it was the speed control assembly?

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:10 pm

My money is going to be on the fact that it was trying to start up at the highest speed setting and the speed control is not operating properly, as he has already reported

markflow · Post by **markflow** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:11 pm

I looked it over and my speed control is not working good and my handle is stripped inside....

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:17 pm

markflow wrote:I looked it over and my speed control is not working good and my handle is stripped inside....

but you said the arbor was easy to turn by hand. So even if the speed control is shot if the arbor can easily be turned by hand the motor should not trip the breaker on a 20 amp circuit.

Now if the arbor is hard to turn then definitely the breaker can blow.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:21 pm

What if you have the sanding disk installed, as was suggested here to be able to turn by hand while changing speed control.