I turned on my Startrite bandsaw, and it just went clunk. No movement of the motor or blade. I have checked the fuse and plug. both ok. The cable is fine from the plug to the connector within the bandsaw. How do I determine where the problem is. It could be the motor, starter capacitor or the on/off switch. I have common sense and a multimeter. I can strip down the switch unit, but how do you check for a burnt out motor or starter capacitor?
Check the brushes first. Blow out the motor if need be. I use a multimeter myself when checking motors, capacitor's and such. Sometimes, even the motor themselves have a circuit breaker on them, this may have tripped. Again, some do, some don't.
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