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Boatechian  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, October 5, 2010 1:14:24 PM(UTC)
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Greetings,

Drum will not turn, manually turning will start, otherwise motor just hums. Is there a start capitor or thermal disc, etc., that starts motor or is motor just defective?
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denman  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, October 5, 2010 1:35:19 PM(UTC)
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[COLOR="Blue"]Is there a start capitor or thermal disc, etc., that starts motor[/COLOR]
No, the motor uses a start winding to start it. This is then switched out of circuit by a centrifugal switch built into the motor assembly once the motor gets close to operating speed.

[COLOR="Blue"]or is motor just defective[/COLOR]
Yes odds are high that the motor is toast.
One thing you could check is that there is not a bad or loose connection to the start/run switch on the motor.
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Boatechian  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, October 5, 2010 3:06:54 PM(UTC)
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Denman....Thanks for the reply and suggestions, much appreciated.
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