Whitfield Adv ll-T Lazy burn

[heat seeker]

When measuring the motor voltage, you should read from one lead to the other, not to ground. Your reading of 1.1 (AC volts?) probably means you had line voltage on the motor, and your 56 reading probably means you had around 60 volts across the motor. With line voltage across the motor, as Smokey says, the motor should get up to full speed almost immediately. Your motor is ill.

 

[smyler316]

When measuring the motor voltage, you should read from one lead to the other, not to ground. Your reading of 1.1 (AC volts?) probably means you had line voltage on the motor, and your 56 reading probably means you had around 60 volts across the motor. With line voltage across the motor, as Smokey says, the motor should get up to full speed almost immediately. Your motor is ill.

I think you are dead on. I went back and retook some voltage readings....the right way. Convection fan shows 60 on low and 120 on high. Combustion fan was 95 on 1 and 108 on 5. It's a little out of the number range on that voltage sheet but it doesn't seem like those numbers would give me the slowing/stopping fan issue.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

When measuring the motor voltage, you should read from one lead to the other, not to ground. Your reading of 1.1 (AC volts?) probably means you had line voltage on the motor, and your 56 reading probably means you had around 60 volts across the motor. With line voltage across the motor, as Smokey says, the motor should get up to full speed almost immediately. Your motor is ill.

I think you are dead on. I went back and retook some voltage readings....the right way. Convection fan shows 60 on low and 120 on high. Combustion fan was 95 on 1 and 108 on 5. It's a little out of the number range on that voltage sheet but it doesn't seem like those numbers would give me the slowing/stopping fan issue.

There is a bit of slop introduced by the meter used to measure the voltages, then there is an adjustment range that can shift the voltages a bit either way. then there is line voltage variation, then those voltages have a tolerance range. Every bodies mileage is gonna vary ;-).

ETA: Your board is good and perhaps not exactly tunned up for its current installation bit it isn't causing your problems.

 

[wert]

Sounds like the same problem I had with my Whitfield Advantage ll
I replaced the blower motor and it worked for a little while.
It turned out to be the triacs on the board.
I had the board rebuilt ($100.00 last year) and it has been working great since.
I'll try to dig up a link for the board rebuilder if you want

 

[stellep]

Several years ago I had a similar problem with my Whit. When I started the stove the motor would spin up verrrrrrry slowly and take 30-40 seconds to reach full speed and it was getting worse with time. I could not locate any of the turbo oil that they want you to use. The stove guy (this is before I became the stove guy) suggested 3in1. I didn't think I should use dyno oil with the high heat, so I used Mobil1 10W-30. Only a couple of drops, I guess you can over oil it (bad). That didn't help, so I used a couple more drops. I think I overdid it, because oil dripped from the motor onto the bottom of the stove. But, over several days the problem got better and finally went away. It has been fine since and this was at least 3, maybe 4 years ago. I still oil the motors every fall and mid-season with a drop or two of Mobil1, not very much. If the bearing that I can see is wet, I don't oil it. YMMV with the Mobil1.

wert, please post the link for the board repair, could come in handy.

 

[smyler316]

I bought a replacement blower today in case I can't revive the current one with a little more oil.

Wert, that would be great if you could fine that guy's info. If my board does go south I think I'd either go the rebuild route or try out Snowy River's make your own controls method.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

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[wert]

I bought a replacement blower today in case I can't revive the current one with a little more oil.

Wert, that would be great if you could fine that guy's info. If my board does go south I think I'd either go the rebuild route or try out Snowy River's make your own controls method.

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