I use this machine at a much lower capacity than maximum. So far any mixing that I have done has appeared to cause no strain on the motor. It seems over powered (if that's possible). Does anybody have a rough guess as to what a fair price is for a rewind?
OK, here is a breakdown of the parts inside, so maybe it is possible to gear it down? Not sure who could do that for me if it is even possible.
http://www.santos.fr/images/vuesgif/18C000309.gif
And here is a schematic of the wiring (about half way down page)...
wow, you guys are fast! I am not sure if it has a gear box, or a belt drive, but I do know that there isn't much room in there. I am going to check on the possibility of changing out the motor, and try to find out how it gears down. THank you both so much!
I recently purchased a dough kneader from france, but it is moving too fast to properly mix the type of bread that I prefer. I originally tried hooking the mixer up to my variac and even when lowering the voltage the mixer speed did not decrease. As I am learning I might need a variable...
