| Instructions for Maintenance of Collector Ring Brushes
When the stationary brushes get worn down, they will eventually
cease to make good contact with the moving collector rings and it
is time to replace them. Your collector assembly might be 3-conductor,
4-conductor, or even higher, but the procedure is mostly the same.
(The following example assumes a 4-conductor setup.)
To replace the brush assemblies:
- DISCONNECT ALL POWER to the reel.
- Remove the collector cover by unscrewing the 8 fasteners that
hold it in place. Keep the cover, fasteners, and gasket together.
- Remove the two brush assemblies by unscrewing the nuts at the
end of their posts. Note which side the 1 & 3 conductor brush
was on versus the 2 & 4 conductor brush. To finish the removal
procedure, you may have to temporarily loosen the set screws on
the collector ring itself and pull it towards you to assist in
removing the brush assemblies.
- Use cutting pliers to sever the 6-gage cable from the old brush
assemblies. Try to cut as close to the assemblies as possible
so that you keep the maximum amount of cable when installing the
new brushes. Strip about a 1/4” from the ends of these 6-gage
cables in preparation for the next step.
- Install the new brushes, reversing the procedure outlined in
step 3.
- Crimp the cables to their appropriate connectors.
3-conductor- Black is ‘1’, white is ‘2’, green is ‘3’.
4-conductor- Black is ‘1’, white is ‘2’, red is '3', green
is '4'.
- Re-install the collector cover and re-connect power.
Hannay Reels recommends periodically applying a
deoxidizing solution on the slip rings and brushes to preserve,
lubricate, and improve conductivity. Deoxit D5
(manufactured by CAIG Laboratories) is an example of such a
deoxidizing agent.
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