On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:42:47 -0600, "
wrote:

Just hums on startup. Had it checked by qualified motor shop. Windings
burned out. Dead.

__ Bøb __ wrote:


On 2/5/2011 10:39 AM, wrote:
I've posted a couple times recently about the death of my jointer
motor. Watching CL for a comparable replacement, but also looking for
a source for 3/4 hp replacement motor.


In what way is it dead ??? May be a simple problem ... How does it
act when you apply power ???

A motor that hums on startup is a classic sign of a bad start
capacitor. See if it runs when you give it a spin. A new capacitor
is about $10.


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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA