Hi,
My Powermatic 66 suddenly won't start. Found a post somewhere online that said it has a "two speed internal start switch". Then it said to pull off the end of the motor and take some 400 grit sandpaper to the contacts to clean them.
It has a 3HP Leeson Motor, model P145K34FC1C. I took of the end cap of the motor that protects the fan. Removed 4 very long screws, then tried every which way to pull the end of the motor off and got nowhere. As you may have already figured out, I have no idea what I'm doing.
Had my neighbor who fixes motors all the time come over and take a look. He gave it a shot, then suggested I go on line and look for a part diagram.
Am I going down the right path? If yes, any tricks to getting the end off? If not, what should I try first? I blew out the magnetic start and it didn't help.
Thanks much for any suggestions,
Jim