Do you know if a capacitor is required to successfully start this motor? I've not hooked it up yet with fears of damaging something at startup.
My new Emerson motor model # is either C550DR15C or C55DDR15C (it is hard to distinguish the 4th character on name plate). See attached photo.
I attach photos of:
- my original motor (showing external capacitor hump)
- my new Emerson motor (w no external capacitor hump)
- nameplate from new motor
NOTE: I've bought many replacement add-on attachments & parts from Shopsmith to work on my WoodMaster which worked out very well. The one exception that comes to mind is when I bought Shopsmith replacement sheaves. They came, naturally, with std American made English center bore hole that were 1mm too small for my Japanese/metric motor's shaft. But I got a nearby machine shop to rebore the center holes for me. It has worked flawlessly for over 2 years since then.
I look for your helpful replies.