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I was wondering if someone out there in the world would be so kind to tell me what length the support and arm on a Victor E is? I'm trying to bring a Pre-Dog back from the grave, and don't want to go through the process of picking up the wrong size.

Thanks!

Horn is 16 inches,
Carrying arm is 12 inches,
Support arm is 8.5 inches.

Thank you much!!!!

whitedogfive wrote:Horn is 16 inches,
Carrying arm is 12 inches,
Support arm is 8.5 inches.

I assume you are measuring the horn from the bell to the back of the elbow: the horn itself is about 14 inches.

Bill

I have a question for you. And anyone else who might care to reply. I too have a front mount Type E. Just this past weekend I took the motor apart for the first time since I've had the machine (less than 6 months). I believe my motor may be missing a small spring associated with the brake/speed control, something that one end fits through a small hole in the base plate, while the other end is attached to the brake lever. The force of this spring would act in the opposite direction to the screw used to adjust the speed (F--> S) through pushing against this same lever. Does your machine have that spring and what does it look like. I could figure out something that would work, but if I could see what it looked like, that would be a great help.

Lucius1958 wrote:

whitedogfive wrote:Horn is 16 inches,
Carrying arm is 12 inches,
Support arm is 8.5 inches.

I assume you are measuring the horn from the bell to the back of the elbow: the horn itself is about 14 inches.

Bill

Correct.

jboger wrote:I have a question for you. And anyone else who might care to reply. I too have a front mount Type E. Just this past weekend I took the motor apart for the first time since I've had the machine (less than 6 months). I believe my motor may be missing a small spring associated with the brake/speed control, something that one end fits through a small hole in the base plate, while the other end is attached to the brake lever. The force of this spring would act in the opposite direction to the screw used to adjust the speed (F--> S) through pushing against this same lever. Does your machine have that spring and what does it look like. I could figure out something that would work, but if I could see what it looked like, that would be a great help.

This is not a Victor E motor, but it is a early Victor motor and was handy. Your Victor E setup will be very similar. A hole in the speed arm and another hole in the motor casting with a small coil spring between them.

Larry Crandell

jboger wrote:I have a question for you. And anyone else who might care to reply. I too have a front mount Type E. Just this past weekend I took the motor apart for the first time since I've had the machine (less than 6 months). I believe my motor may be missing a small spring associated with the brake/speed control, something that one end fits through a small hole in the base plate, while the other end is attached to the brake lever. The force of this spring would act in the opposite direction to the screw used to adjust the speed (F--> S) through pushing against this same lever. Does your machine have that spring and what does it look like. I could figure out something that would work, but if I could see what it looked like, that would be a great help.

The speed control on my E has no spring: the screw presses down on one end of the lever, while the pads on the other end press up against the governor disc. Therefore, when you turn the speed up, you are raising the screw: the pressure from the governor will move the lever until the screw stops it.

The brake, though, does have a spring to exert pressure on the turntable.

Bill

I see that I confused the brake with the speed control. I meant just the speed control and its lever, not the separate brake that contacts the turntable. My machine has what looks like a hole that was cast in the base plate just below the speed lever through which on a different model (perhaps) a spring hooked through. However, there is no corresponding hole in the lever itself. And in fact the speed control works just fine. Thanks.

jboger wrote:I see that I confused the brake with the speed control. I meant just the speed control and its lever, not the separate brake that contacts the turntable. My machine has what looks like a hole that was cast in the base plate just below the speed lever through which on a different model (perhaps) a spring hooked through. However, there is no corresponding hole in the lever itself. And in fact the speed control works just fine. Thanks.

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