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All,

Thanks everyone for your all your help trying to figure out this Shopsmith motor. It is finally working. Turns out it seems that it may have been either that I had it plugged in through a power cord or that the cord was bad. Once I out on a new 20 foot 12 gauge cord on and plugged it directly ...

Tim,

I have not tried all those things yet. What I have learned so far is that this model has to be plugged in directly to an outlet. So far all I have really done is re-wire the power cord to its original location, and it was working for a minute. Now, this new problem arose, the humm. So this ...

Well,

I have been posting threads for a few weeks trying to get this Mark VII motor to work. So I replaced the power cord with a 20 foot 12 gauge one and plugged it directly to an outlet. And finally it worked and was up to speed. But after a minute it stopped and now just humms.

So, now what is ...

Well I have been working on getting this 1963 A. O. Smith Corp Mark VII Motor working. I followed some ideas you all gave me on a recent thread I posted called “Motor Has No Torque” but I have not found the problem yet. So far I have noticed while taking the motor apart, the coating on the wires is ...

Guys, Thanks for the tips. I think I will take it into a shop and have it looked at. Maybe it is the capacitor. I have taken the motor all apart and do not see anything else odd or burnt.

Just so I know, what is the cost of a replacement motor?

Mike

All,


I just bought a very used Shopsmith Marv VII. I think it is about a 1963. All the mechanical parts work freely but the motor is a bit fishy. I have verified that all bearings in the mechanical part of the Shopsmith work freely. But when the motor is all connected to the unit it turns but does ...