Got me a new lathe project
Chuck,
I had the same thing happen to my Jet lathe. I thought I had fried the motor too, as it was very hot. I just bought a new capacitor (in stock @ Woodcraft, but I forget the price)
It fixed it just fine. I have also discovered, from Woodcraft, that this is not uncommon for these motors. I guess that is why they keep capacitors in stock.
HTH
Aloha, Tony