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by sluce
Sun May 29, 2022 7:17 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Electric Speed Control
Replies: 22
Views: 9683

Re: Electric Speed Control

So I guess my question really is - how would I tell that the Emerson is a capacitor start induction motor?
by sluce
Sun May 29, 2022 2:55 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Electric Speed Control
Replies: 22
Views: 9683

Re: Electric Speed Control

This is the controller I'm looking at
https://www.amazon.com/MLCS-9410-20-Amp ... rfoiler-20
Even on eBay the SS reducer is over$400
by sluce
Sat May 28, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Electric Speed Control
Replies: 22
Views: 9683

Electric Speed Control

I have an old Mark 5 with the Emerson 1 1/8 hp motor. I have been doing a lot of turning and would really like to have a slower speed than 700 rpm. Shopsmiths speed reducer is way out of my price range. There are some electric speed controllers on Amazon that say they work for motors up to 3 hp and ...