KingBubbaTruck
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So, Had a bit of a scare this weekend. Was cutting up some wood on the tablesaw, and had the dust collector hooked up to it (Delta 50-850 1.5 HP). Table saw is on one side of the garage, Dust Collector is way back in a corner on the other side.
Decided I needed a spring clamp to help in making a cut, which meant I had to go back over by the dust collector. As I start getting closer I notice a lot of smoke and a burning smell. Look at the dust collector and I see a bright orange flame! Turned off the DC, got the fire extinguisher and hit the motor a couple of times. (I've got 4 fire extinguishers stashed all around the shop, never really though I'd need one, but was very glad one was around when it was).
Basically, there's a hump on the motor, with something that looks like a capacitor that caught fire. What freaked me out was the motor just kept right on running while this thing was on fire!
Guess I'll have to get on the phone with delta to get a replacement part, because this part doesn't appear on the parts list. The starting capacitor is in the box with the switch. I'm not exactly sure what this thing does, but I did cut it off. After removing the bags, and blowing all the fire retardant out with compressed aire, I plugged it in to see what happens. Motor started right up and seemed to run normally, until the breaker tripped after about 3 seconds, so apparently, it does something to prevent the motor from using to much juice.
Great, something else to watch out for in the shop!
Guess I'm just saying, if you don't have fire extinguishers in your shop, it wouldn't hurt to go pick up a 2-pack at costco... Pretty cheap insurance...
Decided I needed a spring clamp to help in making a cut, which meant I had to go back over by the dust collector. As I start getting closer I notice a lot of smoke and a burning smell. Look at the dust collector and I see a bright orange flame! Turned off the DC, got the fire extinguisher and hit the motor a couple of times. (I've got 4 fire extinguishers stashed all around the shop, never really though I'd need one, but was very glad one was around when it was).
Basically, there's a hump on the motor, with something that looks like a capacitor that caught fire. What freaked me out was the motor just kept right on running while this thing was on fire!
Guess I'll have to get on the phone with delta to get a replacement part, because this part doesn't appear on the parts list. The starting capacitor is in the box with the switch. I'm not exactly sure what this thing does, but I did cut it off. After removing the bags, and blowing all the fire retardant out with compressed aire, I plugged it in to see what happens. Motor started right up and seemed to run normally, until the breaker tripped after about 3 seconds, so apparently, it does something to prevent the motor from using to much juice.
Great, something else to watch out for in the shop!
Guess I'm just saying, if you don't have fire extinguishers in your shop, it wouldn't hurt to go pick up a 2-pack at costco... Pretty cheap insurance...