Recent content by darkangelman1

no i dont know how to do that. makes me wonder if there is a switch that lets you have the light on and the grinder on at the same time

just one speed always has been. there are 2 white wires one comes off the motor winding and the other main power cord.the light is supposed to come on when the switch is flipped turning the grinder on. I've rewired it in every configuration i can think of. either when i wire it together nothing...

can you look at my new pics and tell me what you think?

do i need a better switch? i got it at farm and fleet in the electrical department not the automotive department. its a 16 amp where the old one was only a 15 amp i wanted to stay closer to the original as possible.

ok everybody i finally managed to get some in focus pics, i hope this helps you help me. i didn't want to work on my problem until you had a chance to look at better pictures of the grinder insides. thanks for your time and advice and help.

does that account for the two black wires coming out of the light?

does anyone think i got the right kind of switch for my grinder?

honestly i dont know if the white is a hot wire or the black one is, or what the neutral or ground is. there is a green wire screwed down on the casting of the grinder so white, black and green coming from the cord.

ok i reedited the post and put 2 pics up of the switch i put in i hope i got the right switch. they are located up above in the original posting. this is how its wired up currently: i got the white wire coming from the cord on the 1 slot (line cable). the black wire coming from the cord on the...

i'll see if i can get a friend to take better pics and repost them this week.

my toggle switch on my sears craftsman bench grinder recently just fell apart in my hands probably from old age. it was a 15amp switch from what was marked on it. the lowest amp i could find new that was closest to it was a g&b red illuminated 16 amp at farm and fleet. everything i found was a...