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I traded a headstock that was on my first greenie for a 1 1/8 poly-v belt headstock. Thanks Bill Mayo! I also had him replace the bearings and whatnot on the 2nd greenie's quill, etc.

I finally got everything back last week, and today finished reassembly on the greenie headstock. I think I may not have grounded it well, because it trips the circuit breaker on a single-outlet dedicated 20A circuit (its for the A/C in my shop) within a few seconds of powering on.

EDIT:

Cord was 2.5' longer than the 1 1/8hp model headstock Bill Mayo had sent. Also, it was trying to start at high with the sanding disc on. My wiring was correct, as I looked at the wiring diagram before I did that part, I just guestimated the cord length. Also, it may have had something to do with trying to start at high with the sanding disc on.

Try starting on SLOW for the steel sanding disk. I had the same problem with a steel sanding disk I had been using to turn the quill by hand while rebuilding the headstock (it was handy). I forgot to remove the sanding disk first and tried to start the Shopsmith with speed set at FAST. I normally use a 6" aluminum face plate to hand rotate the quill. The 6" disk will always allow the headstock to start in the FAST position. One of the tests I quickly do after finishing a headstock.