Adam Selene
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2019
I spent the last few months rebuilding a 10k and this morning I made my first chips with it. I didnt get very far when i smelled that tell tale scent of an electrical problem and noticed smoke coming from the motor. I ran the motor with the drive belt off it, no load, and it got uncomfortably hot to the touch after 5 minutes. Doesnt appear to be the bearings as the shaft rotates freely. I guess the motor is shot? Anything i can do to troubleshoot it? I dont know much about ac motors and it seems like it would be a pain to find a replacement fo a 60 year old motor that would fit the existing mount. Its 1/2 hp, 115 v.