Strauch, Motor Kit (405 Finest drum-carder)
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Upgrading existing manual drive Finest series drum carders to a motorized version
Existing manual drive Finest series drum carders can be converted to a motorized version. Because of the complexity of the upgrade, the machine needs to be returned to the mfgme.
Some folk have asked whether the carder can be made to both manual and motorized.
The motor drives the chain which in turn drives the drums. It's all connected together so the drums won't slip. The motorized version cannot be made to hand crank.
Putting an overriding clutch mechanism on the carder would make the machine VERY expensive. Secondly, I use an extremely high quality gear motor. Turning the drums by using a crank would be quite difficult because the motor's internal gearing.
Upgrading existing Strauch chain drive carders is $1225 for the single wide machine and $1275 for the doublewides.
If you do decide on an upgrade, remember to remove the existing handle so it won't get broken. Naturally the motorized carder will not have a crank but I can use the handle elsewhere. (Waste not......want not!).
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