We bought a bowl tumber with a 1HP motor months ago and had problems with it over amping and tripping out about 1min after start. You could hear the motor slowing down and I watched the amps spike to over 50 and trip out. We pushed it aside until now.
I just took it apart and rewired the motor for 240V. It pulls 4.5A with no load on motor. Does this seem high for no load? that is like 1.5HP. Also, this motor seems to have some mechanical brake inside and not sure why. When I kill power to the motor, it will freewheel for a couple seconds and then clicks and it slows down fast. Has anyone seen a motor like this?
The motor, with no load, seems fine and stable. Not noisy and no heat. Just curious if there is something I am overlooking here? Can I check the coils in the motor with a meter to verify it is fine?