"NSM" writes:

"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
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| "NSM" writes:

| I wonder if the centrifugal switch is failing, but I don't see why that
| would slow it down. Most odd.
|
| If it failed to cut out, then the motor would just smoke.

I've heard of them closing randomly while the motor is running.

But all that would do is create smoke when the starting winding overheated!
The motor would still run.

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