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Evobaz, thanks a lot for your help, managed to change the brushes without problems in about an hour.
Very happy that i could do the job myself (with a little guidence from this forum )
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evobaz Newbie
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 15
Posted:
Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:27 pm
No problem. Glad I could help.
Chesp123 Inexperienced
Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Chester
Posted:
Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:58 pm
The heater worked this morning but on the way home from work it wouldn't come on, tried it a couple of times since but no joy...
Any ideas what the issue could be?
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evobaz Newbie
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 15
Posted:
Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:25 pm
hmmm, loose connection?
Chesp123 Inexperienced
Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Chester
Posted:
Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:14 pm
Took the motor out again this evening and when i brought it inside i could hear a rattling noise, so when i shook it over the table, six 5mm in length copper pieces fell out, looks like if they were all joined tongether they would have fitted to the cylinder shaped bit which rotates in the centre of the motor, but i really don't know what i'm talking about!!
Put the unit back in and connected it up, but still not working.
Think i'll have to buy a new motor, does anyone know where i can get one cheap?
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Chesp123 Inexperienced
Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Chester
Posted:
Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:03 pm
All sorted, turned out i needed a new motor, so got one off ebay and fitted it today, thanks for the help
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manofyaks Newbie
Joined: Jan 28, 2012
Posts: 3
Location: Northamptonshire
Posted:
Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:35 pm
Hi everyone, I know this is an old thread but I just had the same problem and wanted to say thanks to all the previous posters for helping me sort it. Basically I started to hear the previously quiet heater fan and one day it didn't come on until I went over a speed bump and on it came (thank goodness). It worked a couple of times after that but still sounded noisy then it quit. After a search brought me here, all the symptoms matched and instead of buying another motor I decided to have a go at the brushes. Good thing too, the motor was off in no time and yes, the brushes were worn down to stumps. I cleaned off the commutator and wound the springs onto the brush wires a bit so the spring wasn't holding the brush off the com and bingo! Everything went as previously described so cheers everyone!!
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