Re: gecko burned again ?oil dripping on the motor..

Thanks Jon I will pull the motor and see where the oil has gone
without taking it apart.
Keith

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:
> Keith Clark wrote:
>
> >In the process of inspecting the problem on the y axis I noticed
> >that the y axis motor sits directly under the ball screw with oil
> >dripping down onto the wires and the motor. Is it possible that
the
> >oil could get inside the motor or down the wires onto the
> >connections and cause a short? If there is oil internally is the
> >motor possibly damaged?
> >
> >
> Normally, motor winding insulation is a form of varnish. It is
somewhat
> oil soluble! I can't say about your specific motors, but in
general, oil
> in motor windings is extremely bad. I have had some ordinary
electric
> motors ruined by oil in the windings. If the windings are
encapsulated
> in epoxy, they should be safe. If the oil can get in to the
varnish on the
> wires, it could definitely ruin them.
>
> Jon