Hammer C3 31 perform.

[Lbob131]

Does anyone  know how to access  the capacitors  on the Hammer C3 31  Perform  combination machine?
The planeing  head has become slow to start  and I'm thinking its a capacitor issue.

I've removed  the six screws  on the switch panel    but it won't  pull forward from its location  and seems trapped.

Their  is another 4 screws  which I think are holding the front plate  to the wiring box and I might try  removing these.

 

[Lbob131]

Have  managed to access the panel  and can see no capacitors.
So perhaps the  capacitor  is fitted to  the motor?

No easy access  to the planer motor. [sad]
Other than up ending the entire machine. I guess a call to felder technical is required.

 

[online421]

Have you checked with the manual? sometimes its one or two panels you need to remove to access the motor/capacitor.

I had to replace the saw motor on my combination machine 6 months ago, it was not a Hammer but a full size Robland (2.4m slider, 410mm wide planer)

I called the techs to come in to do it, the tech came in and a few hours later told me that I have to send the machine back to them to replace the motor because it has to be accessed from the underside of the machine - I managed to do replace the motor myself.

I hope the tech you called in is better than the tech I had. I am in NZ.

I wont be surprised if Felder made it difficult to service the machines. Thats where they make the money...

 

[egmiii]

Give Felder tech support a call. They are generally quite helpful. If you prefer online support, I believe there is a thread here monitored by Felder. You could also try the Felder Owners Group on yahoo. I’m not positive, but I believe Felder keeps the motor and capacitor separate on all their machines for this reason. Shouldn’t be too hard to swap out. Several people of the yahoo FOG have bought the capacitor on Amazon.

 

[Lbob131]

The motors are well hidden. Can't see any  capacitors yet.
Have e mailed  felder uk  but no reply. The hammer website seems  to have disappeared  and  had useful  contact  telephone numbers  which I have used previously.

I am  wondering if  these motors incorporate capacitors at all?

When you  switch on  any motor you have to hold  the start button  for a few seconds. With the saw  and moulder  it about 5 seconds max.

With the planer head  its about 20 -  30 seconds. [sad]

 

[rvieceli]

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Main number. Start there

Ron

 

[online421]

The motors are well hidden. Can't see any  capacitors yet.
Have e mailed  felder uk  but no reply. The hammer website seems  to have disappeared  and  had useful  contact  telephone numbers  which I have used previously.

I am  wondering if  these motors incorporate capacitors at all?

When you  switch on  any motor you have to hold  the start button  for a few seconds. With the saw  and moulder  it about 5 seconds max.

With the planer head  its about 20 -  30 seconds. [sad]

Sometimes the capacitor is placed on top of the motor sometimes it is placed somewhere else.

Why some Felder/Hammer have this requirement to hold the start button for 5 seconds? with my Robland I turn the machine on like I turn on any household appliances, just one push, there is no need to hold the start button.  I have a few other industrlal machines and recently bought a new Felder AD951. I never need to hold the start button on any of my machines.

 

[Bohdan]

Holding the switch in for a few seconds can be used to switch the start winding capacitor on to get the motor up to speed.

 

[egmiii]

Three phase machines do not require you to hold the start button.

 

[Bohdan]

They do if you are fitted with a star-delta starter which is used to limit the start current.

 

[egmiii]

They do if you are fitted with a star-delta starter which is used to limit the start current.

I did not know that. I appreciate the clarification.

 

[online421]

Three phase machines do not require you to hold the start button.

My Robland NX410 was a single phase at 2.2kw and did not need to hold the start button though. the motor reaches its full speed within like a second or two once the start button is pressed.

Perhaps its the capacitor used.