Originally Posted by
Texadan
Can the foot controller be taken further down than I already did, for some repair? Or do I just get a new one? I hate not bein able to repair the original old parts but sometimes ya just gotta use new. I realize that. The controller didnt come with the machine. I am usin one that I had on hand.
I don't know how far down you took the foot controller, nor if it's a carbon pile type. But if it's one you have laying around, maybe you have another machine you could plug it in to?
You may have a high resistance in the wiring somewhere. A multimeter will help you sort it out. In 20 or so motors I haven't had an open or short in armatures or windings. Maybe I'm just lucky.
I like OE stuff, too. But I've replaced a few controllers with electronic ones from Amazon for $20 or $30. I have a known good 2 wire electronic controller with alligator clips on it I can sometimes use to eliminate that variable. I've never seen a reference for what kind of resistance we should see across a foot controller.