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Re: [Shop-talk] Compressor woos

To: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Compressor woos
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:33:41 -0400
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Isn't there a centrifugal switch that disconnects the start capacitor as
soon as the motor starts spinning?
Possibly that isn't working properly?

Doug

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 9:25 AM John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:

>
> Anyone have any ideas?  I was thinking that it is either a bad spot on the
> armature, or a bad start capacitor.  If it's the capacitor, why would it
> start
> after I moved the position of the motor a few degrees?
>
> I check with a local shop and they want $200 to put it on their bench!  I
> think that's a little steep.  So I guess I'll open it up and shot gun the
> start
> capacitor.  Is there anything else I should l for while I'm in there?
>
> I do plan on cleaning all the parts while it's apart.  I also don't
> see any place
> to oil the motor.  So I'm assuming that it has bearings that are
> lubricated for
> live.  Or is there something I should do there, oil, grease?
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Isn&#39;t there a centrifugal switch that disconnects=
 the start capacitor as soon as the motor starts spinning?</div><div>Possib=
ly that isn&#39;t working properly?=C2=A0 <br></div><div><br></div><div>Dou=
g<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 9:25 AM John T. Blair &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jb=
lair1948@cox.net">jblair1948@cox.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Anyone have any ideas?=C2=A0 I was thinking that it is either a bad spot on=
 the<br>
armature, or a bad start capacitor.=C2=A0 If it&#39;s the capacitor, why wo=
uld it start<br>
after I moved the position of the motor a few degrees?<br>
<br>
I check with a local shop and they want $200 to put it on their bench!=C2=
=A0 I<br>
think that&#39;s a little steep.=C2=A0 So I guess I&#39;ll open it up and s=
hot gun the start<br>
capacitor.=C2=A0 Is there anything else I should l for while I&#39;m in the=
re?<br>
<br>
I do plan on cleaning all the parts while it&#39;s apart.=C2=A0 I also don&=
#39;t <br>
see any place<br>
to oil the motor.=C2=A0 So I&#39;m assuming that it has bearings that are l=
ubricated for<br>
live.=C2=A0 Or is there something I should do there, oil, grease?<br><br>
</blockquote></div></div>

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