What kind of caps are they?Well darn. I was hoping it would be a simple operation. The motor has a little reservoir that holds the oil. It flows through a wick that is in a tube to each bushing. I have heard that the wick and bushing can get gunked up causing noise. I am not sure I can get to the bushing with the teflon. I will have to investigate further. I have ordered a handful of replacement phase caps to replace the original. They are 20% tolerance so I ordered a few. The Thorens that I had developed a little motor buzz and replacing the cap reduced it significantly. I am hoping it will help in this case. Thanks for the advise.
What kind of caps are they?
If startup/phase caps are bad they could reduce motor torque, resulting is something similar to dirty bushings, where the motor has to work hard.
Enjoy,
Rich P
I never measure or test parts in circuit. That requires a complex network analysis. Just take them out and measure them. Some meters can damage circuit components, and you know what you are seeing. On rare occasion, a part can measure good and still be bad, but that is pretty infrequent.
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Rich P
Could you elaborate on this part a bit? ThanksClean the brushes and the communicator is it persist super glue the field coils.
Thanks! I will look that up.Typo in my response. It should read as follows: Clean the brushes and the communicator if the buzz continues super glue the field coils
Hard to explain and even harder to understand by texting. It would be easier to Google electric motor parts or how electric motors work. The very basic concept should be enough to get a get a general understanding.
From there it will all make perfect sense.