Hammond motor issue

farriersas · Post by **farriersas** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:10 pm

I have a G4B. Motor and Arbor turn freely. Saw in very good shape, however when I run the saw it turns more slowly than I think it should and motor gets too warm for my taste. Any ideas

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:31 am

quick guess would be wrong voltage going to the motor.

have you had it running correctly?

Pete

farriersas · Post by **farriersas** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:16 pm

No I haven't had it running right as of yet. How do I check Voltage? Is that the source?, or in the wiring @ the motor. I know the source is correct.

mr douglas t · Post by **mr douglas t** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:51 pm

Check how many leads are on the motor, and how they are connected. Once I had a motor that would run, but was unable to take a load. The motor was tucked way up under the machine, so when I checked the leads, they looked ok. After removing the motor, the leads were wrong.
Good luck

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:36 pm

to elaborate a bit on what Mr D is saying... Most motors are dual voltage. A single phase motor may run on both 110 volts and 220 volts depending on how you wire it. The way of changing from one voltage to the other is by changing the configuration of the leads(wire coming out of the motor) There should be a diagram on the motor which shows the configuration for the low voltage and the high voltage. The diagram will correspond to the wires which are located in the fist sized junction box on the motor. Check this out and report back. Pics might be helpful too.

Pete