AGC Switches
Clipper:
Andis
AGC & Ultra Edge
Symptoms:
-Clipper
suddenly quits
-Smells
burnt
-Gets
really hot
-Switch
is bad
If
you have not been in the following situation before, count yourself blessed and
pay attention to the following. In your repairs,
you will, at some point, come across an Andis AGC that has a bad switch. Don’t
be too quick to install a new switch!
“Andis must
have defective switches because they all go up in smoke when I install them.”
~the
frustrated repairman
Usually when the switch goes
bad on an AGC Clipper, it is in the resister (see picture above). Many times this resister burning up is not
because of a faulty switch, but rather it is a side effect of a greater issue.
If you just slap in a new switch, it will often go up in a puff of smoke. If
you want to be sure you do not fall victim to this same frustration, then you
will need to know is what the real problem is.
Here
is a trick to help you identify the problem: Take a pair of insulated pliers and
bridge across the resister to “jump start the motor.” Please be careful not to
touch anything but the insulated handles to avoid shock. Once you have the
clipper running, listen to the motor. If it is running nice and smoothly, most
likely you just have a bad switch. If it is running really roughly, you either
have a bad armature or a foreign substance (such as oil) on the armature. In
this case, you must test the armature and clean it before installing your new
switch. Also, if you discover clippers with oil inside them, a thorough
cleaning can prevent such switch fails.
Hopefully this can keep your switches in clippers and out of the
trash!
~Ronnie
The Edge Pro
(515) 963-1990
See our video on testing
armatures:
For more videos you might find helpful visit our YouTube channels:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Jasonedgepro
and
https://www.youtube.com/user/nebraskablades
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