In article ,
"Brian Gaff" writes:
Yeess, often these things are so bespoke it is really pointless trying to
re
utilise them.


*However*, these are always run with speed or power controllers, and
a load attached. If you try and spin one up without any speed control
and without a load, some will spin fast enough for the armature to
fly into pieces (rather explosively), so you should never do that.


Not to self. When washing machine dies try (from safe distance) running
motor up.

Mike