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motor on tumbler gets Hot -- normal? - 9/19/2008 10:00:43 PM    wedigforyou Posts: 61 Joined: 7/29/2007 Status: offline Hello, can anyone tell me if there motor gets hot on their tumbler? I've been assured that our motor is "perfect" rated continuous duty 1/3 HP 1750 rpm, etc. and yet it still gets hot and we only had one canister running.  Any suggestions? Just trying to see if this is normal or not. Post #: 1

RE: motor on tumbler gets Hot -- normal? - 9/20/2008 12:21:50 AM    capsoda Posts: 7917 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: online They get pretty warm. It will make you jump but shouldn't burn you. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to wedigforyou) Post #: 2

RE: motor on tumbler gets Hot -- normal? - 9/20/2008 8:30:27 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 404 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline motor on mine also 1/3 hp   1750 rpm.   gets pretty warm.....    a few drops of oil in the oiling ports is helpful. i grease the bearings and oil the motor pretty often. good luck !!! Jim (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 3

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