What's the deal with electric motors?
I have an inexpensive 6" belt sander with (apparently) a non-functioning motor ( 3/4hp). The cheapest replacement motors I can find are in the $80-100 range, while a new sander from Harbor Freight is $60 on sale!
I can't stand the idea of throwing away the entire rest of the sander, so I'm trying to find a replacement motor I can salvage from something else. Would a motor from a washer or drier work?
Any other ideas welcome.
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Need advice on motor switch wiring -- was: Followup on sander troubleshooting
[I'm updating this in the hope someone will see it and be able to offer a suggestion. Thanks!]
I was able to clear my bench and start working on the sander. Had to disassemble quite a bit to get to components. Have a short video at https://www.flickr.com/gp/34675720@N04/A4ib04 showing parts. I'm guessing the black component at the top is a capacitor? I checked continuity of power cord which is good. I tried testing the switch and it appears that it's open across all possible 2 terminal combinations when in both "off" and "on" positions so possibly it is the failed part. Can I temporarily jumper it to check? Can you tell from the picture ("on" is up) Attachment 9409 what connections to make?
There are no markings on the switch that I can see.