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Title: Found Westinghouse select-o-matic vend motor point of destruction Post by: LEDCREATIONS on May 24, 2012, 04:38:12 pm So I decided to cut open two broken vend motors out of a westinghouse select-o-matic machine. Both motor electrical components work but the gears wont turn.
I found the gear that strips After he electric motor gear turns it contacts a bigger wooden type gear which if the vend motor has to struggle to work the vend mech or gets stuck will strip the gear. I'm in the process of finding a plastic gear that can replace the broken one. I plan to replace the gear and weld up the cuts made to get into the sealed gear box. I hope it works out since these motors are hard to come by. (http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Faststang70/7c06ecf8.jpg) Title: Re: Found Westinghouse select-o-matic vend motor point of destruction Post by: tkaz on May 24, 2012, 05:00:03 pm I was nervous about that when I pulled apart my Westy motor, I found that one gear was slightly stripped and I could get past it with a couple of small shims. Unfortunately there isn't a stop mechanism when the bottles get jammed in there, you are either going to burn the motor or strip the gears.
Mine wasn't a sealed unit, it took some prying in the right spots, but it came apart in two pieces. Title: Re: Found Westinghouse select-o-matic vend motor point of destruction Post by: LEDCREATIONS on May 24, 2012, 05:12:48 pm I was nervous about that when I pulled apart my Westy motor, I found that one gear was slightly stripped and I could get past it with a couple of small shims. Unfortunately there isn't a stop mechanism when the bottles get jammed in there, you are either going to burn the motor or strip the gears. Mine wasn't a sealed unit, it took some prying in the right spots, but it came apart in two pieces. Your right on the money! That's how my working motor got stripped from a can getting lodged. If I can find a gear the same diameter it might just work. :hopefull: |