Servicing a Singer Clutch Motor

[suzelle]

Nice looking machine there! The table appears to be in nice condition too!

[gottaknow]

I love the smell of burnt windings in the morning...

Actually, I have several vintage Singer 220 3 phase motors still in service. Best sewing machine motors ever built. I keep track of their condition with an amp probe. They all however have new wire from the motor leads through the fuse box and up to the feed rail drops.

I trust the windings in the new Chinese motors much less than the older Singer and Amco motors.

Regards, Eric

[dikman]

7 hours ago, gottaknow said:

I love the smell of burnt windings in the morning...

[ndnchf]

I only have a limited supply of this stuff.  In order to conserve it, I suppose I should get a servo motor ;-)

[billybopp]

47 minutes ago, ndnchf said:

I only have a limited supply of this stuff.  In order to conserve it, I suppose I should get a servo motor ;-)

  ... And of course, it's by Lucas.   One of my favorite bumper stickers of all time was on an MG  .. A picture of a light switch, and read "Electrics by Lucas".. Switch marked OFF .  Barely Visible . Dim.

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

On 3/27/2017 at 10:01 AM, gottaknow said:

I love the smell of burnt windings in the morning...

Nice.  My dad started when he was sixteen working at Ace Sewing Machine Co. on N 3rd street, working for Danny Burg.  His job started out by rebuilding these types of motors, a lot of 58 and 59 class, pressing new bearings, sending the motors out to be rewound.  All that stuff, now history.

Today, and for a long while now, these motors are like clock radios; there is no real practical reason to fix them. Time labor and parts will put you in the range of a new motor, and you'll still be stuck with an old motor.  

[Evo160K]

G-d said, "let there be light", and Lucas said, "No".

Steve, love that replacement part.

 

[ndnchf]

And of course there is the classic "why do the English drink warm beer? Because their refrigerators are made by Lucas!"

[MADMAX22]

4 hours ago, Gregg From Keystone Sewing said:

Nice.  My dad started when he was sixteen working at Ace Sewing Machine Co. on N 3rd street, working for Danny Burg.  His job started out by rebuilding these types of motors, a lot of 58 and 59 class, pressing new bearings, sending the motors out to be rewound.  All that stuff, now history.

Today, and for a long while now, these motors are like clock radios; there is no real practical reason to fix them. Time labor and parts will put you in the range of a new motor, and you'll still be stuck with an old motor.  

Sucks the days of getting a motor rewound for a decent price are gone. This damn throw away society and cheap crap. 

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

My dad has a Jaguar SJ6 4 door, 1984 model.  Stunning appearance, wire spoke rims, classy all the way.

Lucas components on this vehicle, as stated are through the friggin' roof on price, and the old adage is if you want to keep it on the road, you need one for the road and one for the shop.

My dad, not satisfied with the status quo, decided to put a Chevy 350 small block in to replace the original engine with a kit that he purchased.  Currently, this car is a total mess, with no end in sight.  Glad I'm not much of a car guy, and anything beyond this is beyond me.

MadMax22, yes, for sure, we are living in a disposable society now.  There is a difference, in that the Singer motors were built to last for the long haul, and this new stuff...not so much after it breaks and stops working, not in the $200 price range.  Higher end motors like Efka, Ho Hsing, Mitsubishi, and Juki do not fall into this category.