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Thankfully it still had the numbers for the wires and it is wired for 120v. As for the heat coil it has a max of 11.3A. Since it is only a 1 hp motor and its wired for 120v does it even need the mag switch or can I just swap it to a manual switch without a problem?

Sorry for the delay in updating been busy. It trips the main breaker on a 1200 watt generator, the overheat coil hasn't tripped once. Yes the wiring is the same as when I recieved the sander though i had to replace the power cord as it was frayed. I have yet to check the wiring on the motor...

I recently got my hands on a rockwell 48in belt sander, worked for the first day no real issues. Now the motor wont rotate with the v belt attached and trips the main breaker after 10-15 seconds of trying. It is a rockwell dual voltage reverable 1hp motor. Since the motor runs no issue when it...