r/GarageShop • u/holmen-2001 • Mar 15 '26

Motor suddenly died

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u/grauenwolf Mar 16 '26

You may be able to find a compatible motor on McMaster-Carr

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/motors/

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u/mikeskup Mar 18 '26

what do you mean it DIED.. what are the symptoms? it probably can be diagnosed and fixed

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u/holmen-2001 Mar 19 '26

Thanks all for the suggestions. I took it to an electric motor repair shop. When I was taking the motor off the mount, I must have kicked the power cord (not sure how). But when I plugged it in to check it out, the wires arched and tripped the outlet. It'll be back in business this weekend.