Ticking noise coming from motor CL4

[Bigbud78]

More problems,

Went out tonight and there's a ticking noise coming from the actual motor, should I be worried ? Do I need to get it looked at ?

Video of said noise

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/986 ... .49.25.mp4

 

[selectortone]

The first thing I would do is take the cowl off the fan and see if a stray shaving has got in there. That happened to me a couple of times when I had a CL-1.

 

[Walney Col]

And if that does reveal anything it's always worth a look at the brushes, assuming it's a brushed motor.

 

[Deejay]

Morning Bigbud

If Selectortone's suggestion doesn't solve it, are you sure that it's coming from the motor?

Take the belt off to prove it. While it's off, check that both pulleys are tight on their shafts.

Try sticking the handle of a long screwdriver in your ear and move the end of the blade round the headstock, motor and control box to get a better fix on it. It might be something loose which is rattling around.

Cheers

Dave

 

[RobinBHM]

You should be worried about it, contact bomb disposal immediately

 

[JimB]

A loose pulley on its shaft can be the problem as Dave suggests.

 

[Bigbud78]

Just an update, yes it was a loose pulley on the motor lol

I had tried moving it but with the belt tension it wouldn't move, I had the belt off and sure enough it was sliding.

 

[Deejay]

Deep joy

Cheers

Dave

 

[Grahamshed]

My 18 month old Jet 3520b was doing that. I phoned Axi and they sent out a mechanic to change the inverter box. Solved the problem.