Occasional Weird spindle noise [video]

[alextaylor23]

Hi all,

I am somewhat new here with my triac and everything seems to be going well except occasionally the spindle makes some weird noises. I uploaded a video to YouTube the first half is the noise which happens occasionally (maybe for 5 mins every hour) and the second half is how it sounds the rest of the time... Nice and quiet. Anybody have any ideas?

https://youtu.be/xWIP7te0KVc

Thanks!

Alex

[TDIPower]

Hi, not sure but to me that sounds like a shaft spinning in a bearing. so the bearing is slowing down then spinning up. Would be worth taking the top cover off and having a look.

Pete

[alextaylor23]

So that was my initial thought also. I have taken off the cover and it is a pretty simple setup. From what I can see there are only bearings for the spindle, which feel tight with my hands, but that doesn't mean that still couldn't be going bad?

[oblio1612]

hey not sure if its the same as mine but worth a look. if you take off the cover on the spindle housing on top of the motor were the tach-o is there was a little plastic cover over the shaft , presumably to keep dust out. mine keeps falling in and making a similar noise. sounds like a bearing gone bad. Had a moment my self thinking it had but it was just the plastic spinning in the hole. Might be the same hope it is.... good luck..

[alextaylor23]

Thanks i will give it a look!