Hook it up, see what it does when you throw power to it. Hopefully i can figure out a way. It's cut from the control boxes. Hopefully I can either do it that way or maybe run a generator with it but I don't know how many amps it draws. A 3 phase motor can't have brushes right? The manual said brush...

Hook it up, see what it does when you throw power to it. Hopefully i can figure out a way. It's cut from the control boxes. Hopefully I can either do it that way or maybe run a generator with it but I don't know how many amps it draws. A 3 phase motor can't have brushes right? The manual said brush...

It doesn't look that bad, make sure the brushes aren't stuck in their holders. There is a link to a place that sells new brushes in the siren parts sticky. Try not to break a spring either. If you want new ones take one to a motor shop and get them to get you some new ones. I can spin the motor aro...

Here is a link to the siren on the pole. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2259485 ... 328!8i1664

Ok well be more specific. Post a picture of the brushes and armature so we can see if it's worn down or chewed up. Those old single phase sirens with brushes usually had hard lives. As far as testing it, hook it up to a 50 amp two pole breaker and turn it on. Okay here come the pictures. Sorry in a...

I live in Edenton, NC and in Tyner, NC there is an old 3t22 on the ground they took off it's perch atop a pole. It's been on the ground for a while and they say it's brushes are messed up. From what I can tell the brushes are intact and they have cut the wire to the control box so we have no way to ...