amcatanzaro

My motor looks fab compared to that.

ArchaicArcane

Might know where some of the power loss is going....

vmaniqui

i actually have finished rewiring the motor. Rain's blog is about rewiring but he didn't mention that before you can rewire it you need to disassemble the motor itself and while you're at it, you might as well change the bushings, grease wicks, clean the gears, clean the wick holder and all those small things. so technically when you want to rewire a potted motor, it's like cleaning/refurbushing the motor. it's done now and motor works way better than what it was before. and now i do feel safe as i was the one who rewired the motor and the light assembly too.

THANKS GUYS for all your inputs and advise.

Rodney

I'm happy to see you took the time to do it right. With wires in that bad of shape it's better just to cut them out and start over. You'll have much better peace of mind now.
Rodney

ArchaicArcane

I'm so glad it's working well. It's true, it's like a new lease on life for these motors.

manicmike

So true Tammi. I also used to just plug them in and see if they go, but after discovering something similar to Vmaniqui's I learned how to disassemble and reassemble them and now always inspect them thoroughly.

vmaniqui

thanks guys for the encouragement. now that i've done one 15-91 potted motor rewiring, i think i am ready to check or rewire my 201-2. i am refinishing the cabinet and totally stripped the stain/poly so i might as well work on the motor too to make it a total rehab. i will keep you all posted on my 201-2 rehab.

vmaniqui

rodney - you're right. it is such an awesome feeling being able to rewire a potted motor. didn't even think for a moment that i could do it. now i can say ' I DID IT' (i guess). thanks.

ArchaicArcane

It's amazing what people will plug in too! I went to look at... uh I think it was a 201-3 and she goes "here, I'll plug it in so you can see it run..."
I practically yelled at her "No DON'T!!" And that was just the exposed wiring I could see. After that one, even pristine looking motor wiring gets evaluated.

You're going to love how easy the belted motors are to rewire now that you've done one of the potted motors too. Heck, there's one series of Singer motor that even has marrettes (or however you spell that) and it's always the non-motor side that degrades. 10 minute job if you're prepared.