Motor protection Enco Bench 9” x 20”- Grizzly G4000 9” x 20”- Harbor Freight 9” x 20”

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I think since it was one of the last machines enco got they were probably all of them AFU from china.I do tend to rebuild most everything new & used I get befor usage any way so it wasn't a issue for me. but still...what if a true hobbyist or a new person to lathes and these kind of "toys" and they didnt know squat about this stuff get it??????they would possibly never figure out it isn't working right...and give up on all the fun. I haven't even found a SR# anywhere on this lathe.. but the motor has a date code that was about 3 months before I bought it, witch means manufacturing, crating,shipping, customs,and then to enco to be sold off quickly. all I can figure is enco put the SR#'s on them that they could trace.. about 8 years ago possibly 10 when we bought a new 9x42 mill from them it had a sr# 3 years later or so when ordering something they gave us a updated SR# for it.....I dont remember all the particulars as my brother was dealing with them on that. they had a hell of a deal on the machines, they had ordered 20 machines, but received 20 containers of machines....so they were sold off cheep quickley , just a few hundred above cost to pay for them. I think it was around $1500 delivered. thats a deal for a new full size mill. hell it cost me $300 to get mine across town to my house.... keep the chips flying and have fun doing it!!!