Do it Yourself: RE: [DIY] Motor on Craftsman Table saw

08 November 2011

RE: [DIY] Motor on Craftsman Table saw

I have a delta contractor saw and had a similar problem. I could not get the red button to work its magic, so I tool it off the saw and went to visit a shop that fixes electric
motors. It was a twelve mile drive over some rough roads. When I explained my situation to the technician, he said the trip in probably solved my problem, and when he
plugged it in the motor started right up. He went on to say the trip had dislodged 20 years of dust and grime and it would probably run for another twenty years.
So if the last suggestion is a fail, then put the motor into your roughest riding vehicle and take it for a ride. It worked for me.

To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
From: ldgriff2001@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 14:23:31 -0400
Subject: Re: [DIY] Motor on Craftsman Table saw

I have a Craftsman table saw that occasionally does this. Mine has a red button that you need to push after a period of time when the thermal overload relay cools. Pushing the red button before it cools will not reset the motor.

-Lee

On Nov 5, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Bill Chmelik wrote:

Sometimes there is an overload on the motor, it usually just looks like a
round button, after the motor cools it is resettable. If no overload on the
motor, and it has cooled down and will not start, it could be a tart/run
cap. Just a couple of things to check for
ck

-----Original Message-----
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of John and Laura Moss
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 12:10 PM
To: DIY Group
Subject: [DIY] Motor on Craftsman Table saw

I was ripping a 2x4 and it jammed and before I could hit the power switch
the motor stalled and now t won't turn on. I looked for a reset switch, but
didn't find any. This is an late 80's model, all steel and cast iron with an
external motor.

Is this fixable for someone not quite versed in electrical motors?

TIA,
John

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