Benchwayze
Established Member
My Startrite 351 bandsaw has sudddenly developed a 'soft-start' feature.
I used it yesterday for the first time in about a month.
When I pushed the start button the motor started to run up, but there was a small hummimg sound, and a delay before the motor picked up to speed. I've never noticed this before. The perfomance didn't seem to be affected and there was no sign of any strain on the motor, when cutting through some 3" mahogany. (With a blade that really is approaching change-time. )
The saw is well-used, and I've always done my utmost to keep the motor free of dust. (The motor is in a silly place, in my opinion.)
I suspect brushes, or maybe the capacitor. (It could just be this prolonged cold spell, biut I doubt that!)
Can anyone with electrical knowledge put me on the right track for sorting this out please?
Cheers.
John
I used it yesterday for the first time in about a month.
When I pushed the start button the motor started to run up, but there was a small hummimg sound, and a delay before the motor picked up to speed. I've never noticed this before. The perfomance didn't seem to be affected and there was no sign of any strain on the motor, when cutting through some 3" mahogany. (With a blade that really is approaching change-time. )
The saw is well-used, and I've always done my utmost to keep the motor free of dust. (The motor is in a silly place, in my opinion.)
I suspect brushes, or maybe the capacitor. (It could just be this prolonged cold spell, biut I doubt that!)
Can anyone with electrical knowledge put me on the right track for sorting this out please?
Cheers.
John