Job Description:

• 1) Inserts lead wires of armature coils into commutator slots to connect armature to commutator.

• 2) Places armature in holding fixture on workbench and strips insulation from ends of coil wires, using wire scraper or knife.

• 3) Bends wire leads to conform with curvature of armature and inserts leads into commutator slots, using handtools.

• 4) Winds and ties cord around coil leads to hold in specified commutator slots.

• 5) Cuts excess wire from leads, using wirecutter or scissors.

• 6) May shape end windings, using hammer and fiber block.

• 7) May test connected armatures by touching contact points to test light.

• 8) May repair connections by splicing, reconnecting, or reinsulating wires.

• 9) May dip commutator into solder pot to solder wires into commutator slots.

• 10) May press commutator on armature shaft, using arbor press.

• 11) May be designated according to coil leads connected as Primary Connector, Armature; Secondary Connector, Armature.