Tumbler motor, 115V, 60Hz, .92 amp,1550 rpm

[saltydog452]

I need to replace this.

Its been a dandy, but has tumbled its last load of brass.

Replacement suggestions appreciated.

No success with McMaster Carr. (Thats not a good sign)

Thanks,

salty

[GARCIA]

Grainger?

Tom

[angus6]

Which tumbler ?

[Fredx10sen]

Shaft size, Stack size, C-Frame shaded pole, Mounting screws ( four or two ), Fan and length of shaft are just a few ot the questions that need to be known. Brand of tumbler is a start. Maybe some pictures would help. Might be easier to buy a new one. Harbor Freight has a heavy duty one that works great after cutting off a quarter inch of the counter weight. Hope that helps. ??

Also if you can find a 2 speed @ 3000 rpm then the low speed will be 1500 or so usually.

Here is one idea. Wrong rpm but a place to start.

http://www.packardonline.com/index.aspx?catID=100001&BrandID=Packard&100017=100017_Ball

[saltydog452]

To Garcia in the City Of Homes, don't know. Will look into it.

Thanks,

salty

[saltydog452]

FredX10, the information that I posted previously is about the extent of my knowledge.

It was a good tumbler, large drum, motor didn't get much hotter than room temp even after hours on duty.

salty

[deltaenterprizes]

Rotary or vibratory ? PICS!!!!!!!

[tackstrp]

sounds like a commerial sewing machine motor. i used a dc motor off of a electric scooter, and a old pc power suppler . use the 24 vold motor at 3 volt if i recall maybe six volts . have run it for couple days without stopping . used the rear wheel assemly and mounted in a wood frame. some where i have apicture posted.

[KYCaster]

I had the same problem about six months ago. The only suitable motor I found was darn near the cost of a new tumbler.

Good luck finding one.
Jerry

[Fredx10sen]

If you could take a few pictures that would help alot. The most important thing would be the mounting system and phyiscal size of the motor. Having the right size shaft so you could reuse the counter balance weight ( thing that makes the motor wobble) and the fan would be important as well. Post some pictures and someone here will more than likely be able to help.

[blikseme300]

Salty,

How about these? http://rocktumbler.com/tumbler-motors.shtml

Bliksem

[saltydog452]

sells motors. One that matches the specifications of the one that bit thr dust, is gonna cost about 50.00 plus freight from Wash. Hopefully, I can make it fit w/o too many skinned knuclkes.

Thanks all,

salty

[lead-1]

I went thru this also so here is a link to the easy way to fix it. You can buy the whole base, motor and all, as in everything below the bowl for 35 bucks and some shipping directly from lyman. If it is anything like my old lyman it will last for years, I nursed mine along for at least 15 years after it took a fall off the bench and broke a bearing mount.

http://www.lymanproducts.com/store/page146.html

[deltaenterprizes]

Vibratory tumbler motors should have ball bearings, the side thrust caused by the out of balance load on the shaft causes the motor to draw more amperes than it was designed for causing premature failure of the windings in the coil.
I burned up about 5 motors when I built my first vibratory tumbler and my electronics teacher, who was an engineer, at the time explained the problem to me.

[saltydog452]

Thanks all. Can't post images. I'll post nomenclature of what is rec'd from Lortone and if I can get it to fit outside the cradle.

Kinda scared of tumblers. They run all night, day, maybe a week or so w/o much oversight.

Maybe I could just set a bunch of brass in an mty milk jug while I drive my 18,000 lb. vibrator.

salty

[Fishman]

Maybe the motor can be repaired? I discovered a big electrical shop near me that repairs anything electrical. I've had several things repaired there for reasonable prices given the cost of replacement. If you find such a shop and they can't repair then maybe they can source you a new one. No substitute for a specialist for some things.

[saltydog452]

I simply, flat out, do not know.

Just speculation, but I think craftsmen who could re-wind and repair electrical stuff have been, pretty much, replaced by folks who just replace stuff.

If you found an electrical mechanic in Waco who is capable and willing to rewind a motor, all hope isn't lost.

Thing is, a replacement motor has been ordered, and paid for, from Lortone. Its going to cost about 50 dollars plus freight.

Thank you.

salty

[David2011]

Salty,

There is a motor and alternator rewinding company in Tyler near downtown. I don't know the name but surely an Internet search should show up something.

David

[DukeInFlorida]

It's never the windings/armatures/brushes that wear out on these motors.

It's always the bearings. Most of the cheaper motors used in tumblers are "oilite" BUSHINGS, which will become egg shaped after a lot of heavy use. At some point, the armature bumps up against the windings, and just sits there and hums. Finding replacement bearings or bushings is a lesson in futility.

The newer Dillon tumblers come with heavy duty motors with real ball bearings. I went through several tumblers until I got the Dillon CV750 and CV2001 (the CV750 uses the same motor as the CV 2001!) I use the smaller one for small batches, and the larger one, obviously for larger batches. Running large batches in the bigger one saves the smaller one.

I know guys with the older Dillon CV500 (bushings on those motors) who had dillon replace the motor with the 750 motor, and heavier springs. Dillon charges about $50 for that conversion, well worth the price.

[saltydog452]

Thanks all.

sd.