Thanx for the response Bill. I don't know a heck of a lot about electric
motors, but I can tell you that it is not a two speed motor. I actually took
the headstock into the local repair shop & they took a look at it & changed
the start capacitor for me($12.00) & it seems to be working just fine
again.
If you are the curious type of person & want to learn more about this "odd
looking lathe" a have attached a link to a page on Darrell Feltmate's site
that covers maintenance etc. on this type of lathe.
http://www.aroundthewoods.com/lathemaintenance.html
Thanx again for your help. It's guys like you that keep me reading this
newsgroup almost every morning.
"Bill Noble" wrote in message
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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
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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