Problem Type: Equipment
Workspace: Woodshop
Asset: Drum Sander - Supermax 25/50
Summary: Motor stopped
Additional Info: Jose said this stopped thursday but trying it independently showed it worked. the next day it was out again. the drum doesn’t spin either even though it should be just passing through power instead of contingent on the conveyor.
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When I looked at it yesterday, the step motor or the electronic card that drives the conveyor belt was the problem not the drum itself. This morning it was running but i did not turn on the drum. Someone fixed that part. If the drum turns and runs independently, the plastic plug on the side of the intelisand box is bad. Often if you bend the prongs a little to the inside and then plug and wiggle it once plugged may work temporarily. Or may be a loose wire inside the box. That plug once is replaced for some reason only lasts about a year. It was replaced earlier this year when the shaft couplings broke. I asked to order two or three. One to replace the one I provided from my stocks. I do have one but I’m not willing to give up my last one. Those parts are getting harder to get. It can be safely bypassed (basically is just a plug outlet, not sure why they make it so flimsy) but you need someone electrical savvy.