Larger brain required.

[bobokines]

Re: Larger brain required.

I doubt if anyone could find a law making it illegal to work on a live machine! Nobody could possibly inforce such a law!

It’s just common sense and about good working practices.

If you work for a company, their policy may be that you never work on a live machine and I personally think it is a very good policy.

My point here is that ‘we’ (as posters of technical advice) should never encourage anyone else to work on a live machine.

Hope that makes sense.

Bob

[megawatt]

Re: Larger brain required.

Well guys,all this talk about to poke or not to poke is all very well but what about this machine!
I went back today armed with a motor only to find it working OK.Spent the rest of the day pulling out socks and bra wires from various places.(Power off of course).
Regards,
Mike.

[leavemetogetonwithit]

Re: Larger brain required.

So, just possibly, a sock stuck between inner and outer drum was catching it one way but not the other.
Mike.

[Phidom]

Re: Larger brain required.

The power of socks! I did a Tricity Bendix with a seized drum this week. It was the sort where you have to lift the Zanussi type drum out of the top so it takes about 3 times as long to do as a proper Zanussi. I had expected bearing failure but it was just a nylon sock caught on the front of the inner drum. It had been rubbing against the outer drum when spinning, melted the front face of the outer drum and the whole lot had welded together when the spin finished.

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