Partner 5 spindle wont cw or ccw, smells

[Brian FRF]

Smells like pissed electrical. Little backlog info, this machine is rarely used. As in not turned on for 2 weeks, and was using for about 45 minutes, light use. Ran a program, about 5 minutes program. Runs through fine, spindle stops, sounds a little off when it stops, but it was in low, and always sounds a little weird in low when it stops(to me anyway). Adjust a couple numbers in the program, spindle doesnt come one, hear the relay *plunk* sound, bad electrical smell, hit e-stop. Reset, try cw button, relay, and nothing, stop, ccw, same thing. Do this a couple times, nothing. Turn off the machine, unplug it from the wall. Plug in, restart, grid, try cw, plunk and nothing. Spindle load meter thing jumps up when I try to do anything, to 60% or better. Somethings mad!

[Brian FRF]

Well I can say this thing has a personality..... Worked fine today. Wondering if the motor just stopped right in the perfect spot to not turn either way. I turned it a tiny bit by hand which is all that makes me guess that.

On another not, the plastic spindle drive splines look a bit chewed up, and there is a rod piece for the speed adjustment that is bent. So what's a good place to get parts for these things?

[ZZZZ]

You can try Milltronics Parts Dept at 952-442-1418 first.

That is a Mighty Comet frame, you might also try them:

Mighty USA, Inc.
19706 S. Normandie Ave • Torrance, CA 90502
Tel: 310-516-7478 • Fax: 310-516-0368
sales@mightyusa.com