On 4/8/2020 5:14 PM, brianp wrote:
I've got a Delta ShopMaster bandsaw that I've had for years and don't
use very
often. I was cutting some plywood today and noticed a burning smell and
some
smoke coming from the motor. I turned it off, let it cool down, started it
again for a few minutes and it seemed fine, then there was a loud, electric
pop, lots of smoke came out from the switch, so I turned it off. I
unscrewed
the switch, looked inside and didn't see anything burned, hot, etc. so I
put
the switch back in, tried turning it on again and it made noise like it was
trying to run, but didn't move. I was able to move the belt manually,
but the
engine didn't turn.
Is this saw dead? Does it sound like this is something I can
troubleshoot and
fix?
Thanks!

Some years ago my table saw motor died. I took it into the small motor
repair shop and they disassembled it. It was an older capacitor start
motor and there was wood chip in a switch inside of the motor. Since
the switch could not close it cut off the capacitor that was necessary
to turn the motor over.

He showed me how to disassemble the motor to clean that area if I ever
had the problem again. Also as I am cleaning up the saw at the end of
a project vacuum out the ports on each side of the motor. I also
periodically oil the motor bearings.

If the winding in the motor are intact it probably can be fixed, so if
you can not find the problem I would recommend taking it to a shop
before discarding it.