"Brian" <blecnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Guy King" <guy.king@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> No it would not, why would a fuse blow when the motor is running
>> >> normally, the problem with oil is because the motor armature is
>> >> flinging any excess oil about, they atomise fuel oil in boilers
>> >> etc
>> >> to
>> >> make it burn more easily, whilst worn armature bushes are well
>> >> known
>> >> for arcing...
>> >
>> > How much oil are we talking about, here?
>> >
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>> That depends on how ham-fisted the person is, more than you or I
>> would
>> use Guy though...
>>
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> Agreed, if you were to immerse the whole thing in oil then it could
> be a tad
> excessive, but since most of us are not that stupid.......
Want a bet on that, with 30 odd years in the trade believe me, some
people are stupid enough to put excusive mounts of freeing oils on
things.
> I have probably had more experience in this than many over my
> lifetime, and
> found that a couple of drops of the correct grade of oil can work
> wonders.
> That way it never gets near any commutator, so will be no problem.
> Perhaps if I lubricated it with easystart, or similar, or brake
> fluid even.
> That's probably the most volatile fluid on a car these days.
>
Don't forget that many of these heater motors are cited were dead
leaves and combustible dust can collect, it's not so much the oil
catching fire but smouldering oil setting fire to debris that has
collected.
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