Auger Turning Backwards

[Doc StuLittle]

Just replaced the control board on my aging PB1000T1. Not a PB controller but a decent one I got on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CB7NDLN7?th=1
Wiring is pretty straight-forward: red to red, yellow to yellow, black to black, purple to burner
Problem is, the motor turns the auger backwards.
Pot ignites pellets, blower fan runs.
The seller sent me operating instructions but nothing that would indicate what might cause this.
I'm scratching my head. Other posts never mention how they resolved this. TIA.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Welcome from Texas to the group!!
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[Sparky]

Welcome to the club from Mesquite, Texas

 

[Ol' Smokey]

Just replaced the control board on my aging PB1000T1. Not a PB controller but a decent one I got on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CB7NDLN7?th=1
Wiring is pretty straight-forward: red to red, yellow to yellow, black to black, purple to burner
Problem is, the motor turns the auger backwards.
Pot ignites pellets, blower fan runs.
The seller sent me operating instructions but nothing that would indicate what might cause this.
I'm scratching my head. Other posts never mention how they resolved this.

Try unpluging the red motor wire and flipping one side and try plugging it back in. If it only plugs in one way, unplug it and use jumper wires to reverse the connection to see if auger runs in proper direction...


Also make sure the fan is turning the right direction too....connector might need to be fliped also

 

[Doc StuLittle]

Tks. I got the auger motor to feed the pot. Oddly, the auger motor isn't secured to the base, so it wobbles badly. I can think of a few options to secure it but wondering if someone has a durable quick-and-easy solution.

 

[sparkyv]

This is common; several yootoobe vid out there with some ideas.

Tks. I got the auger motor to feed the pot. Oddly, the auger motor isn't secured to the base, so it wobbles badly. I can think of a few options to secure it but wondering if someone has a durable quick-and-easy solution.

 

[Smokeyholler]

I noticed the "loose motor" in mine. I'll preface this by saying I've been assembling very intricate stuff my entire career. After taking a close look I'm pretty sure it's intentional. If it's attached with no wobble all the racial torque from all the forces the auger generates has to be handled by the front motor bearing.

It's not ideal but it's cheap and it does what it's supposed to.

 

[Mark H.]

I noticed the "loose motor" in mine. I'll preface this by saying I've been assembling very intricate stuff my entire career. After taking a close look I'm pretty sure it's intentional. If it's attached with no wobble all the racial torque from all the forces the auger generates has to be handled by the front motor bearing.

It's not ideal but it's cheap and it does what it's supposed to.

Correct. The free floating motor/gearbox is by design. If you've ever rolled an auger across a flat surface, you'd see just how out of round they actually are. Between that and chopping up pellets as they enter the auger, the motor is allowed to move up, down, side to side, in and out. If it were mounted solid, the gears inside get stripped. Also, Pit Boss isn't the only brand that allows the motor to free float. Many others do as well. If it was meant to be mounted solid, it would be a easy part of the manufacturing process.

 

[Mark H.]

Tks. I got the auger motor to feed the pot.

How?