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Message #05671



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:46:53 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: pager motors under $2.50 each


Simple, bench grinder, or a home made grinder made from an electric can
opener with the knife sharpener wheel on back.

Grab the weight with pliers and grind the weight's small side down. you
can also freze motors to make the metal contract and make it easier to
remove. I did that, and it worked (if you want to be safe, you might
want to wrap the motor (not the weight or shaft) with some sort of
insulating material, though I never did).

And most weights are not easy to remove in the first place! I'd say go
for it, At that price!!!


BotDoc wrote:
>
> I went over there and picked some up a while, unless
> you want them with the weight on you might want to
> look somewhere else, they are pretty much impossible
> to get off with 2 people, a hammer, some pliers and
> other futile efforts... they aren't as easy to remove
> as others are. For those of you that buy them be
> warned!
> --- Tedodo@aol.com wrote:
> >
> http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-
> > DCM-131.html?L+scstore+slbr1740+936253999
> >
>
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5672 Thu, 12 Aug 1999 16:21:51 -0700 [alt-beam] Re: pager motors under $2.50 each beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Sean Rigter You could try holding the shaft between the motor and the weight with needlenose
pliers (heatsink) and heat up the weight with a soldering iron or torch and when
hot , pry weight off with a screw driver.

wilf

BotDoc wrote:

> I went over there and picked some up a while, unless
> you want them with the weight on you might want to
> look somewhere else, they are pretty much impossible
> to get off with 2 people, a hammer, some pliers and
> other futile efforts... they aren't as easy to remove
> as others are. For those of you that buy them be
> warned!
> --- Tedodo@aol.com wrote:
> >
> http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-
> > DCM-131.html?L+scstore+slbr1740+936253999
> >
>
> ===
> http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/3904/
> _________________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

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