Recommissioning an old motor

George, many thanks for your comments - on the basis of what you said (while completely accepting responsibility for my own actions!) I just checked the connections in the mains plug then fired it up (from a safe distance!). Ran sweet as nut. I was probably worrying about nothing, but the ratty appearance of the external wiring alarmed me. I'll redo the wiring as far as the terminal block within the motor housing though.

Martin, - sorry if I wasn't clear about what I'm doing in my previous posts - the motor came as an original part of a old mortising machine which I'm trying to restore for my own use. It wouldn't be straightforward to replace it with a modern motor I think, Anyhow, seems like it's going to be OK. I paid 75 quid for the machine, bit of a gamble, but it looks like it's going to to pay off.

Robin

Ahh, so sorted at first reply, then? Drying out was a good suggestion, but I would do that if it was likely to be damp. It did not look corroded with rust, did it?

Re capacitors - old ones are often the better ones, Those that have to replace them very regularly need to buy a better quality of capacitor?

You were very clear that the motor was part of the mortiser. Again, reading the posts properly does help. I misread sometimes, but not as often as some!

Edited By not done it yet on 15/05/2018 06:29:36

Robin, I'm glad my comments were useful and doubly glad that you had a successful outcome. Thanks for letting us know.

George