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Dying Motor
April, 2015
Reply Authors: Bob Couch
Question:

I have a 14" Jet bandsaw with a slowly dying motor (I need to give it a spin to get it to turn on). Can I replace it with a higher horsepower motor? What’s the limit on h.p. for an existing tool? How do I “spec” the motor if I buy it from a catalog?—Anon

Electrical
Dying Motor
February, 2014
Reply Authors: Bob Oswald, Peter James, Richard Oedel, Bruce Wedlock
Question:

I have a 14" Jet bandsaw with a slowly dying motor (I need to give it a spin to get it to turn on). Can I replace it with a higher horsepower motor? What’s the limit on hp for an existing tool? How do I "spec" the motor if I buy it from a catalog?—Anon

Electrical