Hello, I am giving my old 'Atlas' drill press a new lease of life! New bearings, cleaning and prettying it up etc, all of which is well in hand, even discovered a 1942 date stamp! I imagine that it was originally exported to Britain during the second world war. I like American engineering of that vintage, the first half of the twentieth century, as it was solid in engineering terms and my grandfather spent the majority of his working life working for the Rambler / Hudson Essex / AMC organisation, I grew up with his reminiscences.
Sorry I digress. I would like to ask for advice please with regard to the electrics.
The lovely old motor bears the name: 'The British Houston Co. Ltd. Rugby, England A.C. Motor'. It works through a 'STARTET' push button switch, the motor is 1/3H.P.
The wiring was loose at the motor terminals, the wiring terminal cover and wiring gland are missing. The motor is dirty / oily, but it all functions ok, the dodgy noises were emanating from the drill!
I was planning on stripping the motor to give it a clean and replacing the cable and the switch. The old switch has done well but needed quite a firm push to operate.
Any suggestions as to which switch I might buy? Are there any resources specific to the to motor, that I might read before stripping it down? I had some friendly help with my drill enquiries on an American forum specific to this manufacturer. As we have 240v and our own electrical regulations, I imagine it is better to ask about the electrics this side of the Atlantic!
Thank you.
Sorry I digress. I would like to ask for advice please with regard to the electrics.
The lovely old motor bears the name: 'The British Houston Co. Ltd. Rugby, England A.C. Motor'. It works through a 'STARTET' push button switch, the motor is 1/3H.P.
The wiring was loose at the motor terminals, the wiring terminal cover and wiring gland are missing. The motor is dirty / oily, but it all functions ok, the dodgy noises were emanating from the drill!
I was planning on stripping the motor to give it a clean and replacing the cable and the switch. The old switch has done well but needed quite a firm push to operate.
Any suggestions as to which switch I might buy? Are there any resources specific to the to motor, that I might read before stripping it down? I had some friendly help with my drill enquiries on an American forum specific to this manufacturer. As we have 240v and our own electrical regulations, I imagine it is better to ask about the electrics this side of the Atlantic!
Thank you.