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I’ve cleaned up the starter motor on my Electra, so it now spins. But I am missing the Fibre Insulating Liner that should be inside the commutator end cover. Can someone please tell me what material I should use?
Insulation - Electra starter end cover
Hi Doug,
I find PTFE baking sheet, as sold many places, is a good replacement for the sheet insulation used by Lucas.
Here are some photos, very poor I am afraid, which are of the Electra starter motor and as Joe Lucas sent out (I believe)
Peter
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Be Careful
Bear in mind that this insulation could be critical. Should one of the brush wires touch earth you have the full power of your battery through the starter cables!!
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Ok Alan.........I note your…
Ok Alan.........I note your warning........Doug
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As far as I remember of such a part, if a plate on the end is there for insulation, then any thing will do BUT if the manufacturers, LUCAS in 1959..... would have used a fibre board. Tufnel comes to mind. If it is around inside the cover then Tufnell will not bend. I would think that if it was there just for insulation with some though of it getting hot then material accordingly, but not PVC, cert5ainly a board of some sort.