Machine maintenance advice

[Shibby]

Can anyone help me please. The planer thicknesses on my ( now old ) record lurem C260E universal machine has stopped working. It was working fine yesterday, but today when I switched the machine on, the thicknesser doesn't start. The tablesaw is working fine. Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards
Phil

 

[Ollie78]

Start with the basic wiring. I had a problem with a planer once, checked voltage at the switch and motor, changed the starting capacitor etc.
Still refused to start.
After much detective work I found out it was the plug.
The neutral was connected by a tiny thread, enough to send voltage to be detected but no amps to start the machine. I just trusted the volt meter and never dismantled the plug.

Be thorough, start at the begining, discount nothing.

Ollie

 

[Shibby]

Thanks Ollie. I'll try that.

 

[Spectric]

If it has a common power supply then that must be ok for the saw to work, you need a wiring diagram then it is much easier.

 

[RobinBHM]

Can anyone help me please. The planer thicknesses on my ( now old ) record lurem C260E universal machine has stopped working. It was working fine yesterday, but today when I switched the machine on, the thicknesser doesn't start. The tablesaw is working fine. Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards
Phil

from what you’ve explained:

you either have no power getting to thicknesser,
or a problem with the thicknesser motor / capacitor.

some continuity testing will diagnose that.

my initial guess would be a loose wire or faulty switch
either:
power not getting to the thicknesser switch
power not getting from switch to motor
or power not getting from wire into motor.



does the machine have any micro switches - I just wondered if there’s a safety feature?

 

[Shibby]

Many thanks robin. Makes sense. I will check the wiring diagram. Thanks for responding.
Regards
Phil

 

[Shibby]

Many thanks Spetric.

 

[dickm]

My (even older!) Lurem C200 has separate motors for planer and for saw, but I thought the later ones only had a single motor? Or is my memory totally faulty?

 

[ScottandSargeant]

Check the micro switches first

 

[Dangermouse 2nd]

most likely a blown capacitor, they dont last for ever...