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Brush & Spring Replacement

  1. Brushes that are worn beyond wear limit line, or oil soaked, should be replaced.
  2. When replacing field coil brushes, crush worn brush with pliers, taking care not to damage pigtail.
  3. Sand pigtail end with sandpaper to ensure good soldering.
  4. Insert pigtail into hole provided in new brush and solder it. Make sure that pigtail and excess solder do not come out onto brush surface.
  5. When replacing ground brush, slide the brush from brush holder by prying retaining spring back. See Fig 1.
Fig 1: Replacing Ground Brush
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