John Pollman
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Hi folks,
Earlier this week I went to fire up my table saw and it just hummed. I figured it was a bad cap on the motor so I went to Grainger and spent six bucks for a replacement. Plugged it in and it's a no go. The motor still just hums and it even let out a little bit of that magic blue smoke. It's a probably 30 year old Craftsman saw and it's in pretty good shape. I'd love to have a nice new saw but that's just not in the budget right now. I went to Sears Parts Direct and they show the motor as no longer available. It's a 1 hp 3450 RPM capacitor start motor.
Harbor Freight sells a 1 hp "Farm Duty" motor but it's only 1800 RPM's. They have a 1-1/2 hp "Compressor Duty" motor that's 3515 RPM's. It's only about $140. I'm assuming this would be a suitable replacement until I can afford a new saw. What do you think?
Earlier this week I went to fire up my table saw and it just hummed. I figured it was a bad cap on the motor so I went to Grainger and spent six bucks for a replacement. Plugged it in and it's a no go. The motor still just hums and it even let out a little bit of that magic blue smoke. It's a probably 30 year old Craftsman saw and it's in pretty good shape. I'd love to have a nice new saw but that's just not in the budget right now. I went to Sears Parts Direct and they show the motor as no longer available. It's a 1 hp 3450 RPM capacitor start motor.
Harbor Freight sells a 1 hp "Farm Duty" motor but it's only 1800 RPM's. They have a 1-1/2 hp "Compressor Duty" motor that's 3515 RPM's. It's only about $140. I'm assuming this would be a suitable replacement until I can afford a new saw. What do you think?