On 4/13/2014 8:48 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 4/12/2014 9:28 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
You're dealing with a 40+ year old motor that as my mother would
say,
"doesn't owe me anything."

Jump in your handy-dandy go kart and go to the nearest Grainger and
buy a new motor.

You solve your problem SAFELY.

Lew
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"Keith Nuttle" wrote:

Even though it is a 40 year old motor it has been maintained. It is
not cost effective to replace the over $200 motor because the $30
switch failed. Do I see over 10 trillion dollars in 5 years
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Lew Hodgett wrote:

How do you maintain a motor, wipe the sawdust off?

Although not $200, this solves your problem with today's technology.


http://tinyurl.com/nw7ppyb


Lew


"How do you maintain a motor, wipe the sawdust off?"
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The saw was purchased about 1970. I inherited the saw about 1987. My
father-in-law had been sick for a long time so the saw got used very
little.

At some time in the late 90's the motor died. I took it down to the
local small motor repair shop, for a diagnosis of whether I needed a new
motor. He looked at it ask a couple of question, and reached for a
screw drive. He proceeded to disassemble the motor and found a splinter
of wood in a contact in the motor start circuit. He took out the
armature and cleaned the old saw dust out of the motor. With each step
he showed me exactly what he was doing. He recommended doing that
every 3 to 5 years depending on the usage, and to vacuum the vents on
the motor with every use.

I have followed his recommendation ever since and the motor is still in
good conditions.

So much to be said for almost anything made 40 years ago in the US. You
could take them apart and fix them. The trend is toward lowest cost and
minimum amount of materials. Not so fixable. I tried to fix a motor
start on a Sears washing machine not long ago. Not only was that not
possible but the part was over $60 (not retail), on a used washer worth
$80 used, not a good plan.

As I said in the previous post, after not finding what I wanted for a
replacement, I took the switch apart and rebuilt it. I will order a
new switch on line. That is what I did for my ShopVac after that
switch failed.

Seems like the right plan. I thought the switch was no longer available.

Sears parts departments used to be quite good, and relatively cheap. I
believe much of that has gone by the wayside.




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