Holy smoking mixer....

[turquoisedude]

Now, you have to ask yourself, 'What would make a mixer smoke'? Besides peer pressure...
Seriously, I was making a batch of brownies down in Ogden this weekend with one of my General Mills Betty Crocker mixers from the early 50s and while adding the flour at low speed, I noticed smoke coming from the back of the machine.
What could be happening here? Is something in the motor arcing and burning? If so, is that something that can be fixed by a non-skilled home handy person? Or could it just need a good cleaning??

 

[dustin92]

Are you sure it is actually smoke, or could it have been flour getting sucked in through the front air vents and then being blown out the back?

 

[cfz2882]

check brushes

if it is smoke,along with an ozone odor,check that the brushes
have not got gummed up and sticking in the holders causing
arcing at the commutator.
Also if there is a resistor for the low speed that might be
getting hot and "burning off"residue on the resistor.

 

[rp2813]

Paul, that's a beautiful mixer.

Check out the last sentence in the final post on the thread I've linked to below.

I fear Betty may have gone "poof" and transformed herself into a paperweight.

Interesting Kitchenaid

Well, I picked up this old Kitchenaid Mixer awhile ago, and was able to figure it as a late 40s model. Anyway I have been looking for the bowl that goes to it when I came across this newer Kitchenaid that was nearly identical. I had thought the mixers made after 1950 looked alot like the ones...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[roto204]

Myeh

Dig in to find out more. In the case of my KA, a fragged winding shorted and burned the insulation off of things. (I wasn't too sad--the speed control was completely out of whack on that machine for a long time.)

You may very well find a replaceable resistor or a stuck brush as the culprit.

 

[spiceman1957]

Nice mixer Paul

I hope you will be able to correct the problem and put it to good use.
John

 

[petek]

"If so, is that something that can be fixed by a non-skilled home handy person? Or could it just need a good cleaning?? "

I'm assuming that was a facetious comment LOL

My guess though and I don't know squat about Betty's mixers is it needs greasing and oiling. Does it have any oiling points on the body like the Sunbeams?

 

[gfm8959]

oiling

Yes, there should be 2 oil ports on top of the mixer-- one in front by the speed control and one in the rear where the handle ends. From what I understand these are similar to HB mixers on the inside. I've had a few mixers that have smoked on low speed due to the resistor getting hot. You should try it again for a few minutes on low to see if it still smokes. It is possible that the flour or other residue burnt off and you should have no more problem.

 

[brisnat81]

Do these have a capacitor like the sunbeams? When I've had the capcitor go in those, I've ended up with smoke.

 

[simpsomatic]

Mixfinder....Where are you?

Please, we need your help.......a smoking mixer.