Westinghouse Vend Motor

[MoonDawg]

      Moving off this motor for a minute to share something I've never forgotten.

      An employer I once had, told me that if he could have his choice of workers to groom into his technicians, they would be the boys that come in fresh off the farm.

      I thought about this for a while, then just had to ask why?

      He said those guys are so far from a city that when a part breaks they usually figure out a way to fix it or they'll make a new one. 

[Tomahawk27]

      Moving off this motor for a minute to share something I've never forgotten.

      An employer I once had, told me that if he could have his choice of workers to groom into his technicians, they would be the boys that come in fresh off the farm.

      I thought about this for a while, then just had to ask why?

      He said those guys are so far from a city that when a part breaks they usually figure out a way to fix it or they'll make a new one. 

My dad actually told me something similar to that. Something along the lines of, when their big industrial blades would need replaced, instead of buying new ones, they would simply add beads of weld to the edges, grind them down until they were sharp and there you have it, a new blade 

[tkaz]

How about a motor like this one, off a cigarette vending machine...high torque, low RPM...could be worth a shot.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/merkle-korff-4520UP-170-high-torque-low-speed-motor-cigarette-vending-machine-/190764229248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6a6f2280

[Tomahawk27]

It certainly look similar to the vend motor that came out of the machine and it is a Merkle as well. I believe the vend motor was at 19 rpm and this one is listed somewhere around 20-30, not sure if that is close enough or not. Someone with more knowledge of motors would have to take a close look at it, I don't know enough about them.

The sad thing is, if it would work, someone would probably snatch it up before they told me lol  . Can I call dibs on the second one available?

[MoonDawg]

      The guy has 2 and he wants $50.00 each including shipping.
Might be a good idea to own one of them.

[scalebowler]

This is really a tough one. I did find some specs on a surplus parts website (they want 75 dollars for one of those) for what looks like (I'm not 100% sure it's the same one though) that motor from the cigarette machine.

Merkle-Korff Gear Co. gear motor. 115 vac, 18 rpm, 60 cycle. CCW rotation. 3-3/4" overall diameter body x 4-3/4". 3/8"D x 0.418"L shaft. Four mounting holes, 2-3/8"

Really been thinking this one through. Is your motor the one in the picture a few posts above with the tape measure next to it?

[MoonDawg]

      No, I copied a picture from the e-bay listing of the motor that got no bids because the seller wouldn't plug it in.
     I figured the angle of the pic and his ruler would help to research a substitute.

[Tomahawk27]

How long should the compressor run after plugging in the machine? The cabinet is cold, I just don't know how many hours is normal.

Tom

[collecture]

Most all of my machines will cool from 100 degrees down to 35 degrees in about an hour. After that, they cycle about every 15-20 minutes. Cycling on 2-3 times per hour is considered normal.

[Tomahawk27]

Most all of my machines will cool from 100 degrees down to 35 degrees in about an hour. After that, they cycle about every 15-20 minutes. Cycling on 2-3 times per hour is considered normal.

Well not exactly the answer I was hoping for lol. My roomate said it's been running for the past 2 hours or so without any break. Looks like more work tomorrow of trial and error