well, that certainly is an odd looking lathe. The link says it has a
"vairable speed induction motor" - that could mean a two speed motor or it
could mean a 3 phase motor with a variable frequency drive - can you tell us
which one it is?

Presuming it is the former and not the latter, what you are describing
sounds like the centrifugal switch that disconnects the start winding is not
opening - could be caused by dust, or contact could be welded, - it doesn't
sound like a capacitor, though a failed start cap might do something
similar. I would start by figuring out what kind of motor


"BiffNightly" heffddathotmaildotcom wrote in message
el...
I have a craftsman 15" lathe (See link below) that was working fine until
the other day. I turned the lathe off to check on the progress of the bowl
I was turning & when I turned it back on the motor ran quite slow for about
10 seconds & then the breaker tripped. Now it won't come up to speed and
the motor will only run for about 10 seconds before the breaker trips. My
guess would be the capacitor, but I thought I would check with the experts
in here to see what you think.

P.S. I thought the lathe was a steal when I bought it from Sears outlet
store for a mere $380.00cdn. But now I'm beginning to rethink things a
bit.

http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B001J...earsBrand=core

Thanx in advance
Doug