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Thanks for the help so far! Sent from my SM-T710 using Tapatalk

Gotcha-- I'll take a closer look at the armature when I'm back with the drill. Away with work a couple days. Sent from my SM-T710 using Tapatalk

Hello All-- I've got an older Sioux Close-Quarters drill (Model 1495). The thing won't power on, at all. I've done a bit of troubleshooting on my own but I'm not particularly clever with the best way to diagnose some electric stuff. With a complete lack of function (rather than sporadic, or...

Thanks very much. Spool gun-- that makes perfect sense. It was bothering me because I couldn't figure why they made it a 4-pin for only 2. Travis

I realize this is a very old thread, but I'm dredging it up because I have the same question and this is the only thing my search found. But it doesn't look like there was a final answer. I'm guessing it's normal, but can anyone confirm that a Lincoln 140 only has 2 pins (and 2 "blank" spots)...

Thanks a lot for the help. I wasn't asking because I want to be in the business of touching hot wires, or because I want to work any less carefully-- it was just a case of "inquiring minds want to know". Everything about 240v being 2 120v hots out of phase with each other makes perfect...

I'm hoping an expert here can clear up my understanding of 240 vs. 120 volt wiring. I'm reading the book Wiring Simplified and there is a statement that is really confusing me. In describing a 240 volt circuit, it says "If you touch both hot wires, you will be completing the circuit from one...