AndyJones Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 Hello All,Can anyone see anything wrong with spray painting a lodestar? If I take the cases off and spray them away from the rest of the motor so none of the internals get covered. The motors are going to be used in an install and I would quite like them to blend in. I can't see any obvious issues but just thought I would see what opinions you guys had? Cheers AndyJones
Stee_cri1 Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 I cant see any issue with this but just bear in mind waranty othere than that I cant see anything wrong
Seano Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 Careful masking would probably be a better option - you can take the end covers off easily enough, but removing the entire casing requires major motor surgery. (Followed by competent reassembly and a fresh 'thorough examination' in a LOLER stylee.) You should also bear in mind that warning labels, serial numbers, etc., need to remain legible. Oh, and changing the colour/finish of the casing may have implications for cooling - you'd expect a shiny white Lodestar to run hotter than a matt black one. How much hotter I couldn't begin to guess, but unless the duty cycle is very high I imagine it would be trivial. Personally, I'm with Henry Ford but other than the above - nope, I don't see any problems.
flypig Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 We re-spray a lot of our motors (and have been doing so for a number of years) to either do the 'Henry Ford' bit or blend in with a venues environment. Up to now we have never had any issues with noticeable heat variations and/or problems. Seano has pretty well covered al the areas you need to aware of. IH
AndyJones Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 Awesome thanks guys, They will be brand new motors so I shall see if I can persuade LTM to spray them sort the testing out when I purchase them. Once again thanks every one! Now, off to find silver beam clamps! regards, AndyJones
John Jones Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Hello All,Can anyone see anything wrong with spray painting a lodestar? If I take the cases off and spray them away from the rest of the motor so none of the internals get covered. The motors are going to be used in an install and I would quite like them to blend in. I can't see any obvious issues but just thought I would see what opinions you guys had? Cheers AndyJones Finally a question I know I am definetly right on, Paint away, no affect on cooling or heat, no affect non warranty- get the pasint out and do it!! John Jones
AndyJones Posted February 25, 2009 Author Posted February 25, 2009 If it won't cost to much I'll get you guys to do it! Will send you an email shortly! Regards AndyJones
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