OK, I'm somewhat at a loss here.

I have a Laguna 12" Jointer/Planer, with supposedly a 3HP motor, which has stopped turning its motor. If I open the back of it, sometimes I can turn the pulleys by hand and get it going, other times it starts slowly and eventually gets up to power. Usually at this point, it just doesn't start.

Tech support thinks the start capacitor has gone bad. Here's the problem, though. I can't find a start capacitor. It has what I think is a run capacitor on it, which is 40MFD at 450V. There is no other capacitor visible on the motor (I have removed it from the unit, so I get a full view).

Also, there is no identifying motor plate on the motor, so who knows what HP it really is, and who the manufacturer is, and I think that's likely not a good sign.

Any suggestions where to go from here? Is it possible that the motor does not have a start capacitor and just has a run capacitor? Would it then be likely that the run capacitor is the cause of this?