Seating Used Brushes Assembly.

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5. Seating Used Brushes Assembly.

NOTE

New brushes will not require seating. Seating procedure applies to brushes which have been

run in some other location.

a. Seat any used brushes installed as follows:

1) Wrap commutator (1) on armature (2) with no. 2/0 sandpaper strip (3), sand side out, and secure with

adhesive tape (4).

2) Temporarily install armature (2) in commutator end plate assembly (5) so that brush ends (6) are riding on

sandpaper (3).

3) Manually rotate armature (2) clockwise until the contact surface of each brush (6) has been seated 85 to

100 percent in accordance with illustration.

b. Remove sandpaper (3) and thoroughly clean armature (2) and brush holder assembly (7) to remove all

residue from the seating operation.

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