Lily Krakowski on tue 4 feb 03
We have a garage full of stuff in the process of repair! Thingie broke
down. "I can fix it" is the battle cry. Thingie gets taken apart. There
lies Thingie.
"To get at this part here I need a such and such tool." Off to NAPA. They
don't have. Off to Another Store. They can order. Off to third store!
They HAVE IT! $25 later (tool came in a kit, not available
otherwise)Trouble is found. The Verflugnick is burned out!
Off to the store. This Verflugnick is over 5 years old. They don't make
them anymore. Now visiting begins: John, might you have a V. in your
garage? Jim how about you? Les? Otto?
Finally a Verfluchnick the right type is found. This is SO exciting and
wonderful "we" must try it out right away, forgetting we are dressed up to
go to town, NOT for fiddling with motors. Ooops #1: grease on good jacket,
shirt cuffs, and "good" jeans. Costly dry cleaner/ new jeans time.
Oops #2: THIS one has the bolt holes 1/8 of an inch further apart than the
original. This in cast iron housing. Newsbulletin: That year the company
made two ALMOST identical models of same motor. As original metal plate all
worn out, only a police lab could raise the needed initial.....
RESPECTFUL SUGGESTION: Look in Yellow Pages. Find a convenient place that
sells and services electric motors. Take yours in. Have them check it.
Have them --not me--tell you how much a new/used one costs. Have them not
me giggle hysterically at your thinking that anyone still makes parts for
your motor....I have found used motors in perfect working order for $15-25.
Put replacement motor on your wheel. Make extra pots. Sell them. Pay for
new motor that way.
Lili Krakowski
P.O. Box #1
Constableville, N.Y.
(315) 942-5916/ 397-2389
Be of good courage....
Hendrix, Taylor J. on tue 4 feb 03
Has the world gone completely mad? Nope...wait...
I just answered that myself. Is Lily advocating
spending perfectly good money when free is an option?
You have turned me into a regular junkyard dawg, you
and David. Don't quit on me now! I gotta fix this
motor now. And I will get my wheel built for under $60
or die trying.
Honestly though, this motor is not that complicated. I
have already cracked it open to take a look. It has a
capacitor and what I think is an automatic thermal
shutoff switch. Everything else is wound up tight.
I am known for taking apart a 50DM popup phonebook
directory and not getting it back together so it works
but..........
Everything will be alright, right Lily?
Taylor, in Waco
-----Original Message-----
From: Lily Krakowski [mailto:mlkrakowski@CITLINK.NET]
... Find a convenient place that
sells and services electric motors. Take yours in. Have them check it.
Have them --not me--tell you how much a new/used one costs. Have them =
not
me giggle hysterically at your thinking that anyone still makes parts =
for
your motor....I have found used motors in perfect working order for =
$15-25.
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