Need help with motor capacitance

[JSCrews]

Hello, I posted this on the Vintage Tools forum in a Craftsman motor thread, and someone suggested I ask here:

I have a 3/4 HP Craftsman motor, model 115753 (as near as i can make out). I believe it came off of a planer. I cleaned out a few pounds of wood dust and cleaned/lubed the centrifugal switch, but the capacitor is definitely bad. It is a sardine-can style, model 37588.

Unfortunately, I cannot make out the writing on the can, specifically the capacitance. (I can read it was made in Dayton, though!)

I can't find the specs online, and I also don't know the starting torque or the efficiency of the motor, with which I could supposedly calculate the needed capacitance. So I'm a bit stuck.

Searching for the cap online mostly leads me to aerospace and defense contractor sites, BTW. Still no specs, though. Anyone have any ideas or know the specs?

 

[bmwrd0]

I would pull the capacitor and take it down to a motor shop, along with the info on the motor plate. They should be able to figure it out for you.

 

[ericg]

If you dont find any help here on GJ, try Vintagemachinery.org. They deal with this type of request and I have found them to be very helpful. I
saw a motor manual there for a 1 horse that lists the same number for the capacitor as the one you have.

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/19664.pdf