SP-15 Motor Issues
One of our SP-15 motors (Vandercook # 22155) quit last week. It has been noisy (our other SP-15 is about as loud as a sewing machine) but lately the noise was worse, and then the motor just stopped, smelling burned. The motor refurbishing place (Evans) tells me that there is a seal in the gear box that is leaking. He asked me if I could find out the model and serial number of the gear box (different from that of the motor). They can’t really fix that seal without it, they tell me. Does anyone know of a way to get this information? NA Graphics does not respond.
Have you tried calling NA Graphics? They are sometimes slow with e-mail, but I’m sure they could help you over the phone.
On my SP-20, the gear box is part of the motor; they form one unit. If you can read the plate on the motor & google the mfg. (I forget who it is, but the co was sold; however the new owner cross-references the old PNs), you should be able to find the Model No.
Call Fritz at 970 387 0212 from mid-morning until 5 or so Mountain time.