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Correct. Not sure if this would be possible if the capacitor is the problem as per @TRITON reply.

Interesting. I'll give that a try. The bandsaw has only had light use so I agree its seems very unlikely its a total motor failure, plus there were no symptoms such as performance drop or burning smell. Excuse my electrical ignorance but what role does the capacitor have in the starting process...

My Record BS400 bandsaw just stopped working one day. No obvious symptoms so I assumed as reasonable first stab at fixing it would be to replace the switch. Record supplied the switch but with a different pin layout. They sent a sketch of the recommended wiring which immediately blew the main...