skotl
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I changed the belts on my lathe a couple of weeks ago so I'm sure I'm to blame for this new fault: if I start the lathe with the clutch engaged it's fine, happily runs under load and spins up nice and quickly to it's fastest speed.
But if I disengage the clutch or start the lathe with the clutch disengaged it makes a horrible screeching sound and the motor stalls. If I don't hit the power in a couple of seconds then the fuse blows (that bit isn't surprising).
I though this might happen if the belts are too tight so ordered a tension guide - turns out they are way too slack - around 0.5 KG when they should be 2.8.
So obviously I need to tighten the belts but because of where the motor is and how it's bolted on, that's not going to be a trivial task.
My main question, though, is whether you think the belts being loose would cause this to happen? Seems weird that it's happier under load.
Quick vid - the noise doesn't do the screeching justice: it's way louder than the video suggests...
But if I disengage the clutch or start the lathe with the clutch disengaged it makes a horrible screeching sound and the motor stalls. If I don't hit the power in a couple of seconds then the fuse blows (that bit isn't surprising).
I though this might happen if the belts are too tight so ordered a tension guide - turns out they are way too slack - around 0.5 KG when they should be 2.8.
So obviously I need to tighten the belts but because of where the motor is and how it's bolted on, that's not going to be a trivial task.
My main question, though, is whether you think the belts being loose would cause this to happen? Seems weird that it's happier under load.
Quick vid - the noise doesn't do the screeching justice: it's way louder than the video suggests...