Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2011/2/18 19:42:16
2-18-11
Well, looks like my power antenna project is a failure. I cleaned everything that I could in my media blaster (not the spindle or bottom of the electromagnet).
Reattached the wires with the crimp connectors and heat shrink. That insulator plate had a rub mark on it so I assumed it was used to protect the wires from the turning spindle so that is where I installed it.
The felt was coming off the bottom inside of the housing, so I glued it back on. The glue made the felt hard though. I "crushed" it with a wood dowel and hammer.
Next I put some grease on the ball bearing and put it in the middle of the felt ring. I also put grease on the bearing and bottom post of the spindle. Also used grease to hold the spring in place.
When I put the internals back in the housing, the electromagnet does not go all the way to the bottom to use the small screws (the ones I had to drill out).
The spindle still turned freely. Put oil on the felt locations on the gear section of the motor. Then I added the gear section and screwed it together.
Hooked it up to the battery charger and nothing happened. No hum or anything. I have no idea what went wrong (or what went right for that matter).
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Well, looks like my power antenna project is a failure. I cleaned everything that I could in my media blaster (not the spindle or bottom of the electromagnet).
Reattached the wires with the crimp connectors and heat shrink. That insulator plate had a rub mark on it so I assumed it was used to protect the wires from the turning spindle so that is where I installed it.
The felt was coming off the bottom inside of the housing, so I glued it back on. The glue made the felt hard though. I "crushed" it with a wood dowel and hammer.
Next I put some grease on the ball bearing and put it in the middle of the felt ring. I also put grease on the bearing and bottom post of the spindle. Also used grease to hold the spring in place.
When I put the internals back in the housing, the electromagnet does not go all the way to the bottom to use the small screws (the ones I had to drill out).
The spindle still turned freely. Put oil on the felt locations on the gear section of the motor. Then I added the gear section and screwed it together.
Hooked it up to the battery charger and nothing happened. No hum or anything. I have no idea what went wrong (or what went right for that matter).
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