Job well done, that is pretty cool ----- Original Message ----- From: RJ To: Handyman Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:10 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Electric motor
Today a neighbor lady called and said the motor for the fan on her dehumidifier wasn't working and asked if I would take a look at it. Now that is some thing to ask a blind guy. But I did go down and tore the unit apart and found the motor is a throw away, no way to get at the bearing. I sprayed W D 40 over the motor, figuring I couldn't hurt the motor. any worse than it was. Sure wasn't turning the way it was, for the bearings and shaft were froze. Took the fan off the shaft and put my 1/2 inch electric drill on it. The shaft began to turn, and I had her drop some penetrating oil on the shaft. After a few minutes and a few more drops of the oil the shaft began to freely turn. Put the fan back on the shaft and it spin like a new one. Put every thing back together and the dehumidifier was working like a charm. Than she told me, her gas fire place wasn't working. This was a little more tricky, seeing I never felt around one of these. Tore the thing apart and cleaned up the electric points and moved a few wires around. Don't have the slightest ideal what I did, but it is also working like a charm. Guess now and than even a blind squirrel finds a acorn. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
