Help with mill motor

[Hawkeye]

I was hoping that you built one that just uses a flywheel like this:
https://youtu.be/ZbxpfuIviao...

[Hawkeye]

Success!!! Motor runs a full speed now! Not sure what made the difference. I took the motor apart, cleaned the contacts, and squirted a little oil on...

[Hawkeye]

Unfortunately, I already returned the replacement capacitor, so I can’t measure its capacitance, or try try using both at the same time.

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[Hawkeye]

I’ll need to go back and read all the comments, but here’s a few questions I can answer now.

I. don’t have way to check the actual...

[Hawkeye]

Mikey,
Original capacitor is 300 uF 125VAC the replacement I tried was marked 270-324 uF 110VAC. Testing the capacitors as shown in the link below,...

[Hawkeye]

Thanks BCR!

At speeds higher than 1065RPM, it never reaches full speed, keeps groaning until it trips the breaker (20 amp).

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[Hawkeye]

Thanks in advance for any help on this. The motor in my RF-30 Mill/Drill makes noise on startup and won’t run at speeds higher than 1065 RPM. It’s...