daithi Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 hi everyone ive dusted off the magnet i bought a few years back at the fair to use it at the weekend.. ive hooked it up to the battery but cant get it to speed up.. ive adjusted the little screw that pushes a ball bearing up against the motor shaft but its made no difference.. i even stripped and cleaned it incase the shaft coming from the motor to spin the birds was seized but it hasnt helped.. its doing about 28/32 rpm heres a video of it ive also changed batteries to no availl now it was a cheap magnet so maybe thats the fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Could be dry tight gummed up bearings it will usually gets slower with a little time and the motor will get hot. does it make any noises? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daithi Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, deny essex said: Could be dry tight gummed up bearings it will usually gets slower with a little time and the motor will get hot. does it make any noises? cheers is that the bearing in at the back of it with a shaft sitting in it.. i never thought to check it i will do tomorrow cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 32rpm is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 9 hours ago, motty said: 32rpm is fine. Looks fine to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 The only problem I see is that it’s going backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, JDog said: The only problem I see is that it’s going backwards. all you need to do is turn it upside down then.........problem solved.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 20 minutes ago, JDog said: The only problem I see is that it’s going backwards. No that's correct for the Southern Hemisphere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Its not as slow as mine, the motor runs flat out and the arms just drift back and forth in the wind, sadly stripped the gearbox last week , although when it was running well it did around 50 RPM which worked really well for bringing in the curious, the old one I have now runs much slower and is definitely not as good a draw. but it works and as my old mum used to say 'beggars can't be choosers' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I would like to know who and when precedence was set for pigeons going clockwise or anti clockwise.. I have shot over magnets going either way with no difference what ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Is the battery fully charged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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