--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "kgmk99" <kgmk99@y...> wrote:
I just (2 days ago) received my new (Homier)Speedway 7 x 12
mini-lathe and the reverse stopped working. It worked the
1st couple of days but the RPMs were half of the forward speed
in high and low gear. Now reverse does not work at all. Is
this a known problem with the Speedways? What should I do
about this? The forword works great!
You already have answers for the "no reverse" problem.
FYI, these lathes *all* run slower in reverse than forward. It is
just another "feature". It appears to actually be intentional, since
there is a resistor added to the circuitry only in reverse.
Probably to protect us (or our lathes) from ourselves... It is not
mentioned in the user's manual, AFAIK.
Has anyone defeated this resistor? If so, what were the results?
RA
