On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:13:01 -0400, "Wild_Bill"
wrote:

Good save, Roy. I have a lot of confidence in older motors, and they just
seem to keep running, and probably cooler internally than newer models.

As long as the mechanical parts, and the contacts of the centrifugal switch
remain in good condition, the old ones still remain almost trouble-free with
a small amount of maintenance.
When the mechanical weight/spring parts start to beome unreliable, thay can
be replaced with another mechanism with similar charcteristics.

Although I haven't needed to try it, there have numerous reports of new
contacts being installed on the switch leaves of older motors.
I have, on numerous occasions, touched them up with emery cloth.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada