G4003g, new motor and Machtach: Speeds?

Hey Mark. I did check the voltage on the MT board and was getting very good low/on and high/off. The speed reading is pretty solid and does match my RPM gun when I tried this morning. I used clear epoxy to mount the magnets on the spindle. One thing I noticed this morning is the motor pulley gets hot after running at the higher speeds for only a minute or two. Link belt tension was about 3/8"-7/16" deflection. I've read a lot, if not most, of those posts about surface finishes and IIRC most were related to the crap single phase motors this lathe came with. Adding the rubber isolators helped. Yes, the motor pulley is original. The original owner bought this new from Grizzly and put very few hours on it. Idk...maybe I will try a V belt.
 
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