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On page 22 of the manual under the heading "Trouble Shooting" the first box talks about the motor "not running" and is list a capacitor as a possible cause.
Well, if the capacitor is a motor starting or motor run capacitor and it isn't completely bad, it could be causing the motor to make a strange sound and not have full power. Your mission is to find out where this capacitor is located, and try to find a replacement. They usually aren't very expensive, so it's usually easier to just replace it if you think it might be bad or weak. Be careful to buy a new capacitor with the same electrical values as noted on the side of the capacitor, or possibly somewhere in the manual. The physical size of it is very important for obvious reasons too. Get only the correct ufd or mfd value. If you can't find the correct voltage value, a higher voltage value will work, but then it may be physically larger and may not fit the space where the original is located. Don't buy one that won't fit there. Motor repair shops, Grainger, other Industrial Suppliers like Grainger, etc. would be where you would have the best luck finding one.
Charley
Well, if the capacitor is a motor starting or motor run capacitor and it isn't completely bad, it could be causing the motor to make a strange sound and not have full power. Your mission is to find out where this capacitor is located, and try to find a replacement. They usually aren't very expensive, so it's usually easier to just replace it if you think it might be bad or weak. Be careful to buy a new capacitor with the same electrical values as noted on the side of the capacitor, or possibly somewhere in the manual. The physical size of it is very important for obvious reasons too. Get only the correct ufd or mfd value. If you can't find the correct voltage value, a higher voltage value will work, but then it may be physically larger and may not fit the space where the original is located. Don't buy one that won't fit there. Motor repair shops, Grainger, other Industrial Suppliers like Grainger, etc. would be where you would have the best luck finding one.
Charley
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