Author Archives: Mickey Cummins

The epoxied motor mount is firm. I spun the shaft on the motor and didn’t quite like how it spun. Seemed to drag a little bit so I took it apart. Both the Bodine and NiDec motors come apart the same way-four long screws hold the top and bottom caps on. There is no reasonContinue reading “September 9, 2023”

The over heating problem on the SMC2 has been narrowed down to the PCC board. I swapped in a different one and an hour later the mech was still picking up a record when moving from right to left. This has been the defining test. As long as it will do that everything is fine.Continue reading “September 8, 2023”