Cleaning the torque-motor commutator
RESTRICTED
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Brushes
1.
Clean carbon brushes with alcohol orcarbon
tet.
2.
Brushes should make a minimun of 85% con-
tact with
the commutator. ifthe
brush does not
make 85%
contact
use a
sharp too! to scrape the
high
spots on the brush.
The high spots will be
bright while the rest of the brush will be dull.
Always
"run
in" brush after. scraping.
Then
check
brush and clean commutator with clean white cloth
and moisten with carbon
tet.
3.
Replace brush
exactly as
it was before removal
from tube.
4. The brush plug should extend 1/4 from the
end of the brush tube.
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