My shop vac just died today. One push of the switch and everything was fine. Turned it off and a couple of minutes later--nothing. I do not know much about electric motors, but I can see with a volt meter that I have 120V going into the switch so the cord is OK. If I disconnect the switch, it seems fine, toggling between over load (greater than 30M ohms) and 0.6 ohms. I if put the ohm meter on the motor's leads it is also over load. But when connected, I see almost no voltage across the motor. Giving it a spin under power does no good. The is absolutely no hum, no smell. Given the cost of a shop vac at the big box stores, I doubt it is worth getting repaired if the motor is gone. Any ideas?
James