On 7/23/2021 5:08 PM, John McGaw wrote:
> On 7/22/2021 7:31 PM, Jeffrey wrote:
>> #63607 motor for Craftsman RAS #113.19770 buzzes, and jerks as if
>> trying to start turning when i turn it on power. But when I give it a
>> spin by hand it starts and runs, and the clutch opens to disconnect
>> the capacitor. This is after I replaced the original equipment
>> capacitor and blew all dust out with compressed air. Is it likely to
>> be the bearings? Or, is there a component in the starter circuit that
>> would prevent the capacitor from even kicking it when power is turned
>> on? All suggestions welcome!
>>
>
> Bad switch contacts? That would keep the start capacitor disconnected
> from the circuit and prevent a clean start.
Probably it, but my table saw motor is from the early 50's. When it did
this 45 years ago, thinking I don't know jack about electric motors, I
took it to a motor repair shop and for $100 they fixed it. Few years
later it did it again, so I took the motor apart and sawdust was
clogging the switch area. Cleaned it out and worked good as new. The
motor had/has opened vents that lets in sawdust by the pound. I put a
nylon stocking over the ports and it took 35 years for it to happen
again, and I fixed it the same way, and it still works like new.
Hopefully his motor is totally enclosed, unlike mine, and it's just the
switch. I fixed a lot of old washing machine switches just by
cleaning/tinkering with the switch. _-
Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.