,.
70
wea.r
may
be
'caused
from
high'nlica
befween.cCln'imutatorbars, rough
c,jrrimutatot
or
colleCtor
rings;
or
frbma'
deviationft'om!!h:eutral"posi-
.
tioninthe'adjtistment'of
the'
brush
rig.
KEVER
bend
the
constant
..
pres-
sure..;.tyt>e··
sprihg
over
the
edge of
its'
support.
. .
BRUSHRIG POSITION. -
Check
the
witness
mark
on the
brush
rig
and
. . . .
'.
. .
.'
··if
necessary
align
it
w'iththebdss
in
the
end:
bell.
If
the
brush
rig
is
adjusted
so
that
there
is,ar'cing
oftheb:rushes,
.
bttishwear'will
be
rapid,
voitageand
cutrentwillnot
hoTd
steady, and
the:
generator
rnayoverheat
..
' .
Whenever.
::Ii
riewbrllsh
rig
or
armature
is:iristaI1ed,'
the
brush
rig
must
be
adjustedtb
thepoin.twhere'the
brushes
'do not
arc
regardless
of
where
thewithess"matk
falls.
This
'is! coml'll'oillyknowll
~as
the
"neutral"brush
.'
positibn.~:l.
:i'
'.
i'"
COLLECTOR RINGS (AC Units) -
If
the
collector
rings
become
groov-
"
"'edor
out
of
round,
'or
the
brush
Sur;;'
face
becomes
pitteqor
rough
so
that
'goodbtush
seating
cannot
be
,main-
tained,
ur:em'ove
thearmattireamd
refiniSh
the
collectorrihgsin:a
lathe
..
If
the·
commutator
appearst6:bce
rough
or·
scored,
lJefinishit
at
th~
same·
time.
Remove
or
adequately
shield
the
ballbear,ing
'during refinishiIig.
COMMUTA'I':OR.·
.... '
The
commutator;
bars
wear
down with
usage
so
that
the
mica
between
them
must
be
undercut.
This
shbilldilDe
'doneass6oil'
as
the
m:lca
on(anypaTt
0fthe.eomm.utatorteacfies
the
brushes.
A
suitable
undercutting tool
can
be
made
frOID/a haiek,sawi
bl~e
•.
:'iAvoid 'injriry;,to:the'BUFfaces;of!the:'cbpp'er
bars,~,'Lea:.ve!n:o.burrs
al'Ong'the:iedges
cof,
the'bars/':The
mica
musi'
also:' be;
undercut
whenever, .
FIG. 51 - COMMUTATOR
REPAIR
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