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collisr · 15th Mar 2021, 9:27 pm

Hey Philip.

Been watching the thread with interest. I have renovated about 5 N1500s in the past 2 years and I too have varying versions of your problem (based on your YT video)

I found the head eddy brake voltage was hardly ever above 0.5v and often 0v. I swapped AC motors, tried different sizes/sources of belts BUT... I did find these machines reported to work okay at a friends house (!)

I have still not concluded the problem but starting to think it is the value of mains voltage and/or frequency where I live. I was considering setting the N1500 to 220V to see if that made a difference.

I haven't had a chance to test this theory, but just a thought

Rob

15th Mar 2021, 9:27 pm	#41
collisr Pentode Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Ware, Herts, UK Posts: 171	Re: Philips N1500 - can it be tricked? Hey Philip. Been watching the thread with interest. I have renovated about 5 N1500s in the past 2 years and I too have varying versions of your problem (based on your YT video) I found the head eddy brake voltage was hardly ever above 0.5v and often 0v. I swapped AC motors, tried different sizes/sources of belts BUT... I did find these machines reported to work okay at a friends house (!) I have still not concluded the problem but starting to think it is the value of mains voltage and/or frequency where I live. I was considering setting the N1500 to 220V to see if that made a difference. I haven't had a chance to test this theory, but just a thought Rob