01 Jul
Posted by: Alistair Wotton 1 Comment
Catergory: Motors, No. 4
Hello all,
I have a No. 4 which the seller informed me has a 3 phase motor, I only have access to single phase power. I would be grateful to know of anyones experience of such matters. Did you change the motor or get a converter? If you used a converter it would be great to [...]
03 May
Posted by: Duncan Dempster No Comments
Catergory: Lubrication, Motors, SP series
Following up on the discussion a few days ago, which I think alarmed many of us into checking on our motors, I’m having some trouble finding my way around the gear box on my SP20. I’ve posted photos on flickr: if anyone can point me in the right direction I’d be thrilled. The problem is [...]
25 Feb
Posted by: Sara S. 2 Comments
Catergory: Motors, No. 4
Hi all. I used my Vandercook 4 successfully for about a month, then began hearing a clanking sound behind the belt guard, which turned out to be the upper pulley rubbing against the guard. When the motor is on, the belt gradually moves toward the operator side of the pulley, then starts to move off [...]
17 Feb
Posted by: Tara Bliven 6 Comments
Catergory: Inking System, Motors, SP series
Hi there—This is my first post. I have an SP-15 (serial #26151), and I looked through my manual, but am still unsure of the part names. It appears the gear on my motorized roller is broken. This is the gear that the belt / pulley (?) runs on to actually move the roller. [...]
03 Dec
Posted by: Ray Nichols 5 Comments
Catergory: Motors, Universal series
I need to remove the motor that drives the cylinder on a Vandercook Universal III. I need to have the motor rebuilt.
I worked on it a bit today and simply could not figure out how to get it off nor could I figure out how much of I should take to the motor place once [...]