On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:45:14 GMT, Gunner Asch
wrote:


I have a 6" Heavy Duty Baldor grinder that recently started to run hot
then gently waft out smoke. I flipped it upside down, replaced the
start cap with an identical one..and it still does it.

What could be the cause? Bearings are free wheeling of course. It
starts slow..and runs slow.

Do I need a rewind? (Cringe)

I dont think there is a start switch inside, though Ive not pulled the
bells.


There are capacitor run motors with no start switch, but most cap
start motors do have a start switch. Run caps are different from
start caps.

If it's an electrolytic start cap, there is a start switch. Used
to be that run caps were in metal cans, but there are plastic-cased
ones now.

Try disconnecting the cap when the motor is running. If it runs
happily then, chances are you have a stuck start switch.