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Thanks Shea, it was the rep at Concrete Sealers telling me that prolonged exposure to water can cause the TS210 to flake off. They definitely don’t make claims about their products that they won’t stand behind and want you to understand their product’s capabilities before selling it to you...

New 45’x40’ shop, foundation power troweled to a nice smooth finish. I realize that TS210 and Coval are different products and technologies, but I think either will give me what I’m looking for, the look of polished concrete and some protection from oil and chemical spills. The floor will...

UPDATE- I took the motor in to a shop and they found an issue with the wiring at the windings, apparently the results of the previous owner's repair attempt. Runs like a champ now.

No smells and doesn’t get hot, though it might not run long enough to get hot. It is puzzling that I get different symptoms on different run attempts.

Yes, it is connected as you described in the first paragraph, and the switch is configured as you assumed. Sometimes it starts and runs for a few seconds before surging, other times it hums for a few seconds before starting to turn and ramp up speed. At this point I’m thinking that the motor...

Ah, it hadn't occurred to me that the two black wires might be extensions that had been added since they are in woven fiberglass sleeves (not typical heat shrink), but that's exactly what they are. One is connected to a grey wire, the other a red.

Here are some photos of the nameplate, wiring diagram, and current wiring configuration.

I have removed the sanding parts from both ends so that it's just the motor and there is no change. The last few times that I have started it, it has started instantly, then starts the 'surging' after three or four seconds.

A while back I bought an old ACRA brand 6"X48" belt / 12" disk sander from a guy who said that it wouldn't keep running. I thought maybe it had a bad run capacitor, but it was so cheap that I'm OK even if it needs the motor repaired/replaced. The motor is 1 HP, single phase and can be wired...

Mine is the VP800 Open Loop.

I can't remember now what I paid per sheet when I did my garage addition, but what I do remember is that they charged by the sheet, no matter the size, so it was a substantial savings using 12' sheets versus 8'.

Very happy with mine, doing a lot of work for people both local and from across the country.

That was my plan, but it turned out not to be noticeable or a tripping hazard, so it's way down on my list of things to do even though it should be a quick job.

I stressed to my concrete guy about 9 times that the pits needed to be 13.5" - 14" deep and have to be level. He did get the 'level' part right, but they are just a hair less than 13" deep. Needless to say, I wasn't real happy but what can you do? Once I installed them, the platforms are...

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