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28th Sep 2014, 01:54 PM #1Diamond Member
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Hafco AlL330, AL-335 or AL-336 2 HP Motor Cap
Gents,
Does anyone know what the starting Cap value is on these lathe motors please?
Mine crapped itself and I replaced it with one that was 'close enough' and threw the original away.
The new one isn't 'close enough' and now I can't remember what the original value was....doh.
My lathe struggles to start now.....
Thanks.
Steve
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28th Sep 2014, 03:12 PM #2
I suppose this won't help much, but my al340 was replaced with the cap from a washing machine...
Oh damn it i'll go look for you right now
This is a pic of the orig cap for the 2hp motor.Warning Disclaimer
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28th Sep 2014, 03:55 PM #4Most Valued Member
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As long as you stay the same or increase the microfarads slightly there should be no problem, I recently replaced the one on my bandsaw which was a 16 and replaced it with a 20 and starts well, the sparky where I got it from said it would be fine.
Kryn
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Most motors have 'bulge' ( or 2 if it a Caps Start, Cap Run motor ) ) on the side of the motor it self. The cap(s) will be under this.
You may have to release the belt tensioner and motor mount bolts to slide the motor out to gain access. I think that's what I had to do on my AL-335.
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