Armature Growler Bench

Armature Growler Bench

A DC armature has 24 copper bars on its commutator, joined by 24 coils. Find the faulty coils with three tools: the growler, the multimeter and the test lamp.

All 24 coils, unrolled like a chain · tap one to test it not tested good faulty

Short / open test

Bar pairGrowler (blade)Resistance (Ω)Status

Ground test

Test pointsLamp / meterResult