--- David Blair <daveblair@bcnewsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> Hmmm, I haven't cracked open a series starter, but in my
> experience on a
> number of others I've had to scrape the mica between the
> contacts on the
> armature to get a good contact, not just sanding the
> brushes. This is
> because mica is harder than copper and thus does not wear
> down as readily in
> some cases. Just my 2 bits worth...
Absolutely Right.
The mica needs to be flush with the copper and not undercut
as some other starters are. Typically I dress this down
before i turn/cut/polish the commutator on these starters,
as the bumping of the cutting tool over themica screws up
the clean cut of the copper.
ajr
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