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You were right. It was the start switch. I fixed it and all is well. Nice purr.

Thanks for helping out a noobie.

Vijay

CRC Lectra-Motive. Sprayed it after I blew out a ton of sawdust. Let it sit and dry.

Not sure about the start switch. How can I test it?

Vijay

Hi everyone,

I picked up a shop smith Mark V locally and when I first got the unit, the emerson motor would not spin. I opened it up and blew out all the sawdust. Cleaned it with electric motor cleaner, replaced the bearings and capacitors, greased the ends and put it back together. Now the motors ...