So, you can see the previous discussion here about what to replace it with...
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ammunition-reloading/400294-life-harbor-freight-tumbler.html
So got my new Lyman tumbler I decided to replace it with. Pro Magnum 2500. I know it wasn't suggested in the posting, but knowing the motor was the weak link in all of them and I decided I didn't want the 'Auto Flo' feature...I went with it. What sold me was a post I saw somewhere else where a guy swapped in a grainger motor in to one to fix it when it died.
Anyway, back to the Harbor Freight 'Chinese Junk' tumbler as I've seen them refered to as....I was shocked to find these in it...
Also, was shocked not to find any brushes...but my brother who rebuilds them for a living reminded me I'd never messed with a AC motor before. Anyway, looks like the lower bearing area(closest to the 'bob weight' that causes it to vibrate') was all gunked up with brown powder. I am guessing that was broken down wire coating(this was due to my brothers expert input again) that flaked down as it was starting to heat up. Not sure what area caused it to overheat...but I do wonder if as someone at the end of the previous post mentioned...I overloaded it with b rass that last run and fried it. The only failure I could find in the system was that lower bearing felt as if it 'caught' as I spun it around minorly. Maybe it expelled its inner grease(that bearing was greasy) and it died. Overall, I am pretty sure you could rebuild the thing with new bearings if you caught it at the right time and keep it going. The numbers are clearly on the bearing.
Here are a few more pics...
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ammunition-reloading/400294-life-harbor-freight-tumbler.html
So got my new Lyman tumbler I decided to replace it with. Pro Magnum 2500. I know it wasn't suggested in the posting, but knowing the motor was the weak link in all of them and I decided I didn't want the 'Auto Flo' feature...I went with it. What sold me was a post I saw somewhere else where a guy swapped in a grainger motor in to one to fix it when it died.
Anyway, back to the Harbor Freight 'Chinese Junk' tumbler as I've seen them refered to as....I was shocked to find these in it...
Also, was shocked not to find any brushes...but my brother who rebuilds them for a living reminded me I'd never messed with a AC motor before. Anyway, looks like the lower bearing area(closest to the 'bob weight' that causes it to vibrate') was all gunked up with brown powder. I am guessing that was broken down wire coating(this was due to my brothers expert input again) that flaked down as it was starting to heat up. Not sure what area caused it to overheat...but I do wonder if as someone at the end of the previous post mentioned...I overloaded it with b rass that last run and fried it. The only failure I could find in the system was that lower bearing felt as if it 'caught' as I spun it around minorly. Maybe it expelled its inner grease(that bearing was greasy) and it died. Overall, I am pretty sure you could rebuild the thing with new bearings if you caught it at the right time and keep it going. The numbers are clearly on the bearing.
Here are a few more pics...