Mrs. SewNSew

I am working on a new to me "hopper" that I picked up a couple months back. The machine and case are in beautiful condition. Hopefully I can get it up and running well.

It had a very ugly messy looking capacitor that was oozy looking and I have removed it. The motor wire looked incredibly thin to me--only two strands? I carefully clipped back the insulation and it appears to really only be the two tiny strands.

Has anyone worked on one of these and seen this?

I am posting a beauty pic and also one showing the motor wire in question-it's the one attached at the center post of the terminal.

Rodney

The tiny strand are most likely the motor windings (I'm guessing here). They're generally much smaller than the wires for the power cord. I wouldn't mess with them if they look ok.
Great looking machine! It looks new.
Rodney

Mrs. SewNSew

Thanks Rodney! Hubby said the same. It just seems odd to me since I have re-wired MANY motors and none had such tiny strands. I looked over the rest of the wires and they are all just as tiny.

Ha! I wish I HAD left them alone but i was so sure something was wrong that I clipped them and carefully nipped back the insulation looking for more. I was careful not to overdo it and was successful in getting them re-tinned and soldered back in place.

Now I just need to oil the bearings and get it back together for a test run. *fingers crossed!

lclang

I have one of those and the man that worked on it said it was the quietest and smoothest operating machine he had ever seen.

Mrs. SewNSew

Just for fun. Here's a pic of the nasty looking capacitor I removed. I can't tell if it's blown or getting ready to blow. It looked like my motor was wired with plastique explosive lol!