Singer potted motor re-hab
Went to work on seeing if I could help a 201-2 that ran slowww. Someone (previous owner was a SM collector who liked to repair them himself) had filled the brush ports with grease.
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reassembled the motor, I used a salvaged cord with a plug still on it to test it with Variac.
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Then I shortened and put connectors on the cord. Soldered them on to keep corrosion from working it's way in, and used Liquid Electrical Tape, to further insure it.
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Replaced the grease wicks and fed them some Singer grease, looks more like vaseline these days, and did not go too heavy on the gear at the recommendation from my OSMG to keep lube from working back onto the brushes.
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Put it all back together. And then gave it a test run.