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12th March 2009, 05:39 PM #16
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Hi Eliza,
Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy
Fortunately is a easy fix, and is no reason why you shouldn't come home with your lathe and a new capacitor on it, ready to go again. Living in the big smoke, as far as I'm concerned, is only any good for things like this, as is always somewhere you can go, just a "small" drive away.
Apparently the way motors are made today, they all require a good quality "capacitor"- starter, and manufacturers are getting them from China as to pretty much everything else, and these are well known to not last long.
Now there is no doubt in my mind that these capacitors should last a lot longer, and they life expectancy is not based on age but on number of times the starter is require to function, there is, hours of use. Again, make no mistake, I think for Eliza's capacitor to be failing already, put some real meaning on what I've said before about their place of origin and their poor quality but again, this little Jet lathe of Eliza's, has been put to it's passes, since she got it and only a special motor working time meter, could ever give an accurate reading on the working time, I and many others would agree, this machine has done quite a bit, but not certainly justifying failing so soon.
Most of these capacitors are very easy to replace, as they normally have already connectors (electrical terminals) at the end of the wires which makes a 10 minute job for someone that knows what they're doing. It would make a lot of sense if manufacturers make the capacitor replacement a much easier job for the least experience person. There is, a capacitor that is installed outside, easy to reach, and with either a 3 pin plug like a normal electrical appliance male plug, or a sealed car electric type connectors. Everyone would then be advised to keep a spare capacitor and be shown how to replace it, very much like plugging an appliance into a power point type.
Anyway, just an idea for a common problem...!
Cheers
RBTCOLast edited by robutacion; 12th March 2009 at 05:41 PM. Reason: add pic
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12th March 2009, 05:49 PM #17
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EEE then glow.... Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker
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12th March 2009, 05:52 PM #18
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Originally Posted by robutacion
Yeah, I was worried about that too!
Dave fixed it in about 10 minutes, then plugged it in, then turned it off and said "hear that rattle?" (no, I didn't, but I nodded anyway and tried to look wise) "that's just a lose belt, you tighten it like this" (quick turn of a handle thingy) He turned it on again - and I noticed the rattle then - because it wasn't there. I had been so use to it that I thought that is what it was suppose to sound like!
So now I know.
Hopefully it won't break again for years!
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12th March 2009, 06:00 PM #19
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That would be a rare photo then if it was clean at the time.You use it and enjoy it.Their is a thread going at the moment and they are giving the guy heaps,for his shed lookind spotless.So enjoy Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy
We all love your threads Eliza
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12th March 2009, 07:50 PM #20
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Hey Eliza!
Good too hear that it was not a serious problem We can't have you without a lathe and us members without your commentary 
Keep up the good work!Russell (aka Mulgabill)
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12th March 2009, 07:55 PM #21
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wow you sure work your lathe hard
its good that it was an easy fix but its not good that it broke when being so new! yet another reason to get Aus made tools
hope it doesn't brake for years now oh and you should learn how to change the belts!!!! what speed do you keep it at anyway?
Patrick
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12th March 2009, 08:29 PM #22
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Sounds like nothing was broken.Just a bit of maintanance was needed like Belt tension Originally Posted by new_guy90
wow you sure work your lathe hard its good that it was an easy fix but its not good that it broke when being so new! yet another reason to get Aus made tools
hope it doesn't brake for years now oh and you should learn how to change the belts!!!! what speed do you keep it at anyway?
PatrickBack To Car Building & All The Sawdust.
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12th March 2009, 09:27 PM #23
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very good comeback Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy
10/10
glad to hear the problem was relatively simpleregards
Nick
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13th March 2009, 01:28 AM #24
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now that is a big disapointment on post number 8 there is a box with an x in it but could not see the picture of the lathe now i will never know what it looks like, boo hoo,cry cry.
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