When I turned on my 4 years old HF DC Monday it took at least 3 seconds to come-up to speed and it drew so much electric that it dimmed the lights in the shop to almost nothing.
The DC is on a dedicated 20 amp circuit. I plugged it into another 20 amp circuit and the same thing happened. It did not trap the 20 amp breaker nor the 100 amp feeding the shop. I opened the receptacles and panel looking for melted wires or fried breaker and there were none. I checked the DC switch and capacitor and they looked good. I then turned off and on the breakers just to reset them. Then tried the DC again. This time it drew so much power the HDTV in the house lost power and had to be reset. There is no blockage in the ducts.
So, motor or start/run capacitor?
Any other suggestions?
I have a month to buy a new HF DC for $140.
I want to thank everyone that took the time to read this and I hope explained the problem clearly.
Bob