I have a wholesale tool version RF-30 mill/drill. I have had it for a couple
of years and its always worked fine. Now when I turn the motor switch I get
only a 60 Hz buzz. It will occasionally quiver and if I can hand start the
spindle it will run at normal speed/power. This happens even if I take the
belt off. Prior to this I was doing something and I had the switch turned
only partially. I noticed that there was a buzz noise but no motor movement
so I released the switch immediatly and there was no smoke or smell but I
wonder if I fried something. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Also, if it sounds like this is going to be a toasted motor I wonder if
this would be a good time to consider a vfd setup as the machine is just
about to be CNC'ed and the variable speed would be nice

Starting switch or starting cap is bad.

Mr. Bla wrote:
I have a wholesale tool version RF-30 mill/drill. I have had it for a couple
of years and its always worked fine. Now when I turn the motor switch I get
only a 60 Hz buzz. It will occasionally quiver and if I can hand start the
spindle it will run at normal speed/power. This happens even if I take the
belt off. Prior to this I was doing something and I had the switch turned
only partially. I noticed that there was a buzz noise but no motor movement
so I released the switch immediatly and there was no smoke or smell but I
wonder if I fried something. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Also, if it sounds like this is going to be a toasted motor I wonder if
this would be a good time to consider a vfd setup as the machine is just
about to be CNC'ed and the variable speed would be nice

"RoyJ" wrote in message
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Starting switch or starting cap is bad.

Mr. Bla wrote:
I have a wholesale tool version RF-30 mill/drill. I have had it for a
couple
of years and its always worked fine. Now when I turn the motor switch I
get
only a 60 Hz buzz. It will occasionally quiver and if I can hand start
the
spindle it will run at normal speed/power. This happens even if I take
the
belt off. Prior to this I was doing something and I had the switch
turned
only partially. I noticed that there was a buzz noise but no motor
movement
so I released the switch immediatly and there was no smoke or smell but
I
wonder if I fried something. Any help or advice would be much
appreciated.
Also, if it sounds like this is going to be a toasted motor I wonder if
this would be a good time to consider a vfd setup as the machine is just
about to be CNC'ed and the variable speed would be nice





Not quite so fast....

I had the same thing happen with a HF mill/drill... All that was wrong was
that the thermal cut-off was tripped... The way the d..d thing is wired, it
doesn't turn off EVERYTHING...

Jerry

Oh C**P!!!!!!! If that's true I'll glady stand corrected! Sheesh.

Jerry Foster wrote:
"RoyJ" wrote in message
.net...

Starting switch or starting cap is bad.

Mr. Bla wrote:

I have a wholesale tool version RF-30 mill/drill. I have had it for a

couple

of years and its always worked fine. Now when I turn the motor switch I

get

only a 60 Hz buzz. It will occasionally quiver and if I can hand start

the

spindle it will run at normal speed/power. This happens even if I take

the

belt off. Prior to this I was doing something and I had the switch

turned

only partially. I noticed that there was a buzz noise but no motor

movement

so I released the switch immediatly and there was no smoke or smell but

I

wonder if I fried something. Any help or advice would be much

appreciated.

Also, if it sounds like this is going to be a toasted motor I wonder if
this would be a good time to consider a vfd setup as the machine is just
about to be CNC'ed and the variable speed would be nice






Not quite so fast....

I had the same thing happen with a HF mill/drill... All that was wrong was
that the thermal cut-off was tripped... The way the d..d thing is wired, it
doesn't turn off EVERYTHING...

Jerry