Capacitor Start Motor Question
Capacitor Start Motor Question
(OP)
I have a fairly new 5hp belt+disc sander. Was using it last week when it started to smoke. Went to shut it off and it kept running, so I pulled the power cord. Opened the cover up for a look see and noticed an oily residue. Concluded that a capacitor blew. There is a start cap, a run cap and a black mystery box with connections to the capacitors and the power switch. The sander was fixed under warranty (start capacitor replaced) but I remain curious as to why the thing kept running and would not shut off with the power switch.





RE: Capacitor Start Motor Question
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: Capacitor Start Motor Question
RE: Capacitor Start Motor Question
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Capacitor Start Motor Question
The information given may be correct, but it is pushing the envelope of coincidence way out of shape. Some information may be missing.
Bill
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