Hi Team
from the hire shop I bought a brand new 150 mixer and has only been used on approx 6 occasions at about 8hours each time,
the warranty has expired now but the mixer cuts out after two minutes when loaded with two full buckets of ballast. I bought a new switch and lead from the shop on their advice but still the motor gets red hot and cuts out in two minutes
If you can help me I would be most grateful
regards
Terry Maher

Terry Maher, May 2010

OK team Ive just come off the phone from Belle they said check the cooler fan and blades,the thermal cut out seems to be working so that leaves the motor to which I said if I need to get a motor and its still a maybe on the motor then I might just as well keep my finger on the button and buy a new motor later to which Belle said well sir we have never had a motor catch light but I cant recomend you hold the button
(any ideas people)

Terry Maher, May 2010

So the motor is being stressed - gets hot and quite probably a thermal, safety-overload switch is operating.

The motor will be getting stressed and hot because...

System bearings tight
Mixing bucket overloaded
Insufficient cooling
Defective motor / motor brushes

I am not an expert in mixers - I just guess at a distance.

Quite why the shop people suggested a new switch and lead I don't know - they were obviously guessing too.

Good luck...

Peccavi, May 2010