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chevy3100

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Is this air compressor motor cooked?
It stopped working while using it today.
It is getting power
 

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RickP330

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Hard to tell from that photo, The only way to know for sure is to have the coils tested. But that's beyond a voltmeter and for the cost of a new motor it's probably not worth it. If you have a electric motor shop near to you you might have it tested - or just replace it. Is it doing anything at all when the power is on?
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chevy3100

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Hard to tell from that photo, The only way to know for sure is to have the coils tested. But that's beyond a voltmeter and for the cost of a new motor it's probably not worth it. If you have a electric motor shop near to you you might have it tested - or just replace it. Is it doing anything at all when the power is on?
RP
Not it’s not doing anything, no humming or buzzing. I ordered a new capacitor because they are pretty cheap but it looks like I might just have to replace the motor
 

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Not it’s not doing anything, no humming or buzzing. I ordered a new capacitor because they are pretty cheap but it looks like I might just have to replace the motor
If the stator coils were shorting and melting together it would have been overheating / smoking. If it just stopped working you might be able to get lucky and find something wrong. How did the armature slip rings and brushes look?
 

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Looks burnt in the picture. Smell is a pretty good indication too. A burnt motor has a pretty distinct smell.

What does it have for an overload protector?
 

American Locomotive

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At first I was going to say burnt, too. But on second look, it almost looks like black paint? Usually if a motor burns that bad you see a lot more soot and charred bits.
 
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