Somthings are best left to the experts

My dads machine started making a burning smell so I took it to a million pieces got the motor out then started to disconnect it, the only problem is I damaged the crimping while I was it.

I also cannot work out how to get this filter of the motor whichs means I cannot replace it myself. I have how put the multimeter on it and the motor is dead I just can't believe I have done somthing so stupid to damage the crimp.

When we take into the shop I shall have to come clean and admit I have tried to repair it myself now, don't engineers hate people like me?

 

what reading was the multimeter on?
were you measuring an ac or dc motor?

 

No they love you, they just add an extra £50 to the bill and make sure you feel stupid after damaging a 'perfectly good' item, so you are less inclined not to pay the extra....

What type of machine are we refering to here BTW....?

 

I assume its an AC motor has there is no transformer. Its a carpet cleaning machine. We have taken it into the shop now so they will repair it. The crimping isn't really a problem it only take them seconds to fix that.