Delta DP350 Repair questions

[DaveM]

My DP 350 started acting up recently. Every once in a while, it would growl and vibrate, instead of starting up when I started it. Now it does that more often than not. A spin of the chuck gets it going, but I don't like that from a safety standpoint. The reeves drive appears to be okay, and it is the motor that is not spinning when this happens. It is fairly new, but out of warranty, so I am looking at having to fix it myself. Should I just go ahead and order a motor and associated parts for it? Anybody got a better source than Delta? (I hate to reward them with more business for selling me something dodgy)

Is there anything I can do at home to alleviate this problem? I have gone through the reeves drive, and everything is pretty smooth and clean up there. The belt is good, and nothing is binding. I was looking at eventually buying the Steel City 17" press, but if the Delta fails me right now, I will have to replace it with something cheaper and locally available. (Home Depot, which will just give me another piece to throw out in six months) I am in the middle of a bunch of projects with a very tight deadline, so if there is a way to keep the thing limping along, I would appreciate hearing about it.

Thanks in advance,
Dave

 

[George7]

I'm not familiar with that DP, but the symptoms are the same as I experienced with my Delta LA 200 midi lathe when the starting capacitor failed.

 

[cowchaser]

If the motor hums but won't turn, there are several possibilities, all dealing with the starting windings. Check to see that all the connections are in the right place. Look for burned windings. Examine the capacitor. If it has leaked a few drops of oil, it's no good

This is a quote from a write up on OWWM.

 

[stevers]

I would have said starter capacitor too.

 

[DaveM]

Thanks everybody. I am guessing starter cap too. Funny thing is after I posted, it worked perfectly for an hour or so while I finished up my latest batch of blanks. Still an intermittent problem. I will pull it apart tomorrow, and check out thecap. That's probably the best place to start, as it's an easy fix.

Thanks again,
Dave