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Old 4th Jan 2018, 9:30 am   #2
trsomian
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Default Re: Goblin Teasmade 855

Is the clock motor operating; one can usually hear or feel it, and some models have a rotating "thing" (actually the end of the motor shaft) in, I think from memory, the 12 o'clock mark. If the motor is operating then there is a mechanical problem somewhere. If it isn't, that resistor visible in your picture is the motor dropper resistor and measuring voltages around it can tell you a lot. The voltage on and across that will tell you something. If the voltage on it relative to neutral (assuming it is in the line side of the motor) is 240V but the voltage across it is 0, the motor coil is open circuit. If there is no voltage on it then there is a fault in the supply to the clock. If the voltage across the resistor is 240V then the motor is probably short circuit or the resistor open circuit. If the voltage is somewhere in between the motor has power on it but may be mechanically stuck. Doing a resistance check of the motor and its resistor will also tell you a lot
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