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.......and extremely lucky. Saw a post yesterday for a non-functional DC3300. Didn't run. Hadn't run in 2 1/2 years and the owner said he just wanted it gone. $40.00. I figured if I couldn't get it running I could part it out. The former owner said that all it did was hum when it was turned on, so I thought the motor windings were okay. Got it home, took the top bag off. It was dusty, but not overwhelming. Cleaned it up with the shop vac and also pulled some dust out of the vent area next to the switch. The vanes spun freely, no grinding, no stiffness. Plugged it in, hit the switch, it ran. No accessories or hose, but that is the cheap part. Yep, I'm bragging.
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Now I have to read the DC3300 posts in this forum.

Nice find!! I never seem to run across those or if I do, I hear " Nope, just sold it !!:(

etc92guy wrote:.......and extremely lucky. Saw a post yesterday for a non-functional DC3300. Didn't run. Hadn't run in 2 1/2 years and the owner said he just wanted it gone. $40.00. I figured if I couldn't get it running I could part it out. The former owner said that all it did was hum when it was turned on, so I thought the motor windings were okay. Got it home, took the top bag off. It was dusty, but not overwhelming. Cleaned it up with the shop vac and also pulled some dust out of the vent area next to the switch. The vanes spun freely, no grinding, no stiffness. Plugged it in, hit the switch, it ran. No accessories or hose, but that is the cheap part. Yep, I'm bragging.
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Now I have to read the DC3300 posts in this forum.

With all that money you saved you can afford to buy the BIG hood!:)

Congrats on your new SCORE. Those are always nice.

So what do you think was wrong with it that wouldn't allow the motor to turn?

etc92guy wrote:.......and extremely lucky. Saw a post yesterday for a non-functional DC3300. Didn't run. Hadn't run in 2 1/2 years and the owner said he just wanted it gone. $40.00. ,,,,,,,
.....Cleaned it up with the shop vac and also pulled some dust out of the vent area next to the switch. The vanes spun freely, no grinding, no stiffness. Plugged it in, hit the switch, it ran. No accessories or hose, but that is the cheap part. Yep, I'm bragging.

Now I have to read the DC3300 posts in this forum.

Yep! Congratulations on you excellent deal!!!

Question - Where is that switch? Mine is located on the flat area on top of the leg that's shown in your picture.

Since You said the switch is next to the "vent area" it must be located in the back. The vent area on the back is a vent for the motor. I've found the vent seems to gather up fine sawdust. Anyway, I've found my 3300 runs quieter and smoother if I blow compressed air through those vents into the motor, while the motor is running.

I've been told that compressed air into a motor while not running is a bad thing, as that practice can embed dust into bad places in the motor. Maybe your seller had too much dust inside the motor?

Ah! Nothing like the feel of a good deal. Or should I say a steal.

Mark

Sorry Guys....Haven't been able to get down to the basement shop until tonight. Took a couple of pics and unscrewed the cover plate. Charlese - Here's the location of the switch.......
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I apologize for the mess in the background. The basement shop is in transition (ie., there are no walls, yet )

Anyway, that gray box covers the cooling port for the motor. I took that off and this was the view.........
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It looked pretty packed in their. And it looked like MDF dust. I sucked out what I could and put it on the major maintenance list.

MickeyD - Since the motor hummed when I turned it on the first time, and then ran after I did the initial cleanup, I suspect the motor got packed with dust, raising the resistance to the point it wouldn't spin on startup. I think I'm going to drag it out of the basement, turn it on and hit it with the compressed air for the short term.

So that's it so far. Still runs. In the middle of shortening an over the toilet cabinet so maintenance can be done on the toilet without having to remove it. After that I've got a radiator to put in a neighbors 75 Cadillac Eldo convert. and 2 cordless drill holders to build for the property management company I work for. And I started a full-time sales job last week. Just not enough time in the day......

That is a way different switch location from what I'm used to. Also the switch is different than I've seen.

Does anyone know if Shopsmith made motor covers like this, or is it a home made conversion?

charlese wrote:That is a way different switch location from what I'm used to. Also the switch is different than I've seen.

Does anyone know if Shopsmith made motor covers like this, or is it a home made conversion?

I've never seen one like that either but if it is a home made version the guy who built it was GOOD. Actually, I think that I would prefer this to what I (we) have. I really don't like the connector and exposed wire run on mine.

Check out the wiring real good. Electrical problems that fix themselves tend to worry me!