Sewlovely2

Hi gals and guys!
I was given a 1936 Singer 15-91 potted motor a few weeks ago. I read a few(everything I could find, really!) blogs and thought (such a newbie) I could tackle bringing it back to working condition. All the wires were bare and/or broken, so I couldn't test the machine/motor before I started taking it apart to clean. I rewired the lamp without problems; thought I fixed the connecting wires from the motor correctly - they looked like they had been touched before. I cleaned all the old grease and put the motor back together, but when connected to the plug, the light goes on but the motor doesn't work - no sounds, no humming. How/what do I do to find out what is going (not) on with the motor? I'd appreciate any suggestions. All but one are before pictures. Please help!
PS: I had posted this in a thread already started by somebody else, and got one sympathy reply. I started my own thread to get a larger audience.

JBeamer

Wow! That is one bad baby. Can't help with your problems. But am just wishing you good luck. Hopefully someone with a great deal more knowledge will reply.

Sewlovely2

After 77 years of total neglect, she was in pour condition, indeed! But after cleaning and new wiring everything is moving. Well, almost everything. I'm looking for a substitute motor. It might do the trick. I just hate to give up

J Miller

Did you see the responses to your duplicate post? You can most likely fix that motor. Finding another one in good working order might be a lot harder.

Joe

J Miller

Oh and one more thing cos I forgot it to remember it. If you decided you don't want that potted motor, you can convert it to use a regular hang on motor very easily. All it takes is a belt guard / bobbin winder assembly, a motor with bracket and a cord / controller set from a regular Mdl 15. I did that as an experiment using parts from a clone of all things.



Joe