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Ignoramus5833 wrote:

What I am kind of thinking about is, what if I spin it to 1/10 or some
such slow speed. Would it be able to spin up further, inrush current
be damned? I am curious about it, practically speaking, a 1/3 HP
should be able to speed it up.

You've got that air compressor now. Get an impact, weld a nut on the
end of the motor's shaft, and spin it up before you switch it on.
That's the manly solution anyway!
Just make sure you go the right way and don't overdo things. (:
Impacts can spin awfully fast.

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