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I acquired a 13" LeBlond Regal lathe recently with a bunch of other equipment I bought. I figured to either sell or scrap or the lathe because it was so old and I really didn't need another lathe. When I first looked over the lathe I pretty much was sure it wasn't worth much, it had been sitting for 30 years and was covered in a lot of dust.
Anyway, I got to messing around with the lathe, wiping dust off and a little cleaning. The lathe appears in pretty good shape, you can still see the scrap marks on the ways in places and there is no discernible wear on them.
It was set up to run on 110v or so it seems. I plugged it in and it actually worked. So, I opened up the headstock and it looks like new inside, all the gears look great. I changed the oil with 30 weight, checked and lubed the open gears.
Ok, to the problem, sorry for being long winded.
I can run this lathe in all the gears except high gear (BF) and it seems fine, when I go to BF which is supposed to be around 500 RPM the motor comes up to some speed then slows down till the centrifugal switch drops back in and then picks up again and then repeats.
I put an ammeter on it and here are the results:
Gear Start I Run I
AC 9A 3A
AD 9A 3A
AE 9A 3A
AF 9A 3A
BC 9A 3.2A
BD 9A 3.2 A
BE 9A 3.2 A
BF 9A then it will drop to 6A till switch remakes and go back to 9A
I'm thinking the oil may have something to with this and/or the motor is underrated.
I don't believe it is wired wrong (meaning for 220) but there is no wiring diagram on this motor and I can't find one on the net.
It is 1/2 hp Westinghouse Type FJ Style 955095
Anyone have an idea or input?
Thanks in advance,
Vince
Anyway, I got to messing around with the lathe, wiping dust off and a little cleaning. The lathe appears in pretty good shape, you can still see the scrap marks on the ways in places and there is no discernible wear on them.
It was set up to run on 110v or so it seems. I plugged it in and it actually worked. So, I opened up the headstock and it looks like new inside, all the gears look great. I changed the oil with 30 weight, checked and lubed the open gears.
Ok, to the problem, sorry for being long winded.
I can run this lathe in all the gears except high gear (BF) and it seems fine, when I go to BF which is supposed to be around 500 RPM the motor comes up to some speed then slows down till the centrifugal switch drops back in and then picks up again and then repeats.
I put an ammeter on it and here are the results:
Gear Start I Run I
AC 9A 3A
AD 9A 3A
AE 9A 3A
AF 9A 3A
BC 9A 3.2A
BD 9A 3.2 A
BE 9A 3.2 A
BF 9A then it will drop to 6A till switch remakes and go back to 9A
I'm thinking the oil may have something to with this and/or the motor is underrated.
I don't believe it is wired wrong (meaning for 220) but there is no wiring diagram on this motor and I can't find one on the net.
It is 1/2 hp Westinghouse Type FJ Style 955095
Anyone have an idea or input?
Thanks in advance,
Vince