Why...............

[kostello]

do things always break when you are using them??????

capacitor blew up on my table saw this morning................................

anyone know why??

 

[HowardM]

Why is always Saturday morning.....just before the toolshops close

 

[kostello]

I got bug ger all done today..........................

capacitor blew cutting the second bit of wood of the day...

spent nearly 3 hours trying to find one .....

found one and made a 50 mile round trip to collect it...

had just enough time to repair it and lock the workshop up before going home.....

 

[brihol]

I hope you bought two!

Brian

 

[kostello]

oh yes ...............

and another 2 from ebay while i was searching for one today.............

 

[DonJohnson]

When the capacitor blew on my old Nu Tools lathe, I was really pee'd off. Then I thought . . . if its just a starter capacitor, spinning the chuck should get it going - and it did! AND, I could spin it backwards for sanding! So, when I eventually fitted a new capacitor, I added a switch that could disconnect it for sanding. Worked a treat!

The same trick would probably have worked with your saw, but spinning a multi-toothed blade to get it going - I don't think so !! #-o

 

[Jonzjob]

Not a problem with a lakky band! Not being serious! Don't do it.

capacitors are a standard item and as long as you can get the details off of the blown cap they should be available from almost any good electrical supplier and I don't mean the DIY rip-off sheds.

They even do them here :mrgreen: