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WoW!!!
I'm sorry to hear of the trouble, but i'm glad you were not hurt.
if the motor proves too difficult to get to, there are other methods of testing the motor.
after finishing making your wiring repairs and getting a new fuse, i would be tempted to try to fire the mill up again.
here's why,
we already know that the mill ran on low speed without issue, so we know half of the windings are good.
we know that it tried to start, grudgingly, from 0 in the high speed position, the windings could be impaired but the more that i think about it, if there was an open winding the motor would really sound terrible with a loud buzzing and then it would kick the 50 amp breaker. if there was a shorted winding it would definitely kick the 50a breaker.
i'm kind of a gambler when it comes to starting stuff i'm working on.
after safety checks are made, i figure it will either work or it won't .
sometimes sparks fly and the repair process begins , most times it narrows down what doesn't work.
i don't want you to step too far out of your comfort zone, but, i'd finish up the repairs and plug her back in and hit the high speed switch after the first speed is up to speed,
just be ready to hit the stop button and/or unplug the mill in case you need to shut it down.
if you wish to OHM test the motor first we could always walk that road first.
I'm sorry to hear of the trouble, but i'm glad you were not hurt.
if the motor proves too difficult to get to, there are other methods of testing the motor.
after finishing making your wiring repairs and getting a new fuse, i would be tempted to try to fire the mill up again.
here's why,
we already know that the mill ran on low speed without issue, so we know half of the windings are good.
we know that it tried to start, grudgingly, from 0 in the high speed position, the windings could be impaired but the more that i think about it, if there was an open winding the motor would really sound terrible with a loud buzzing and then it would kick the 50 amp breaker. if there was a shorted winding it would definitely kick the 50a breaker.
i'm kind of a gambler when it comes to starting stuff i'm working on.
after safety checks are made, i figure it will either work or it won't .
sometimes sparks fly and the repair process begins , most times it narrows down what doesn't work.
i don't want you to step too far out of your comfort zone, but, i'd finish up the repairs and plug her back in and hit the high speed switch after the first speed is up to speed,
just be ready to hit the stop button and/or unplug the mill in case you need to shut it down.
if you wish to OHM test the motor first we could always walk that road first.
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