Just picked up a 1947 DeWalt DP radial arm and I’m just wondering if there are any quirks in the “beast” I should be mindfull of ? What are your thoughts on having the windings re-varnished by a motor shop. I do plan on running it on 230V to keep her cooler. Gotta love the way they made the voltage conversion so easy. I’m the third owner, but the second owner never used it and the first owner only used it to build his house then only on rare occasions. 😉
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If It Ain't Broke...
Bruce,
If it ain't broke don't fix it is a safe rule to follow so I wouldn't do anything to the motor other than to clean it up and lube anything that needs it. If the motor has brushes they should be checked.
The motor itself, no matter how it is configured for voltage, only has 110 volts actually flowing through the internal wiring so changing the voltage won't make a difference as to the heat generated, providing the wiring in the walls could deliver full voltage under load at 110 volts.
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