"DoN. Nichols" fired this volley in
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Or -- assuming a single-phase induction motor -- the start cap
could be blown, so it does not get that initial motion necessary for
the induction to generate pole pieces in the right place to pull the
motor round. (I didn't see the original posting -- could he be in my
killfile somehow?)


He checked all that, Don. Then, just turning the motor over by HAND, it
would start... that tells me it was dead-heading against pressure.

Lloyd