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I need some thoughts/advice. I have an older Delta 50-850 dust collector. Actually, I have two of them. One of them doesn't run. It starts and runs as long as I hold the start switch down, but as soon as I release it, the unit powers down. I can't exactly do any work and hold the switch down at the same time. If I am reading the code right on the date of manufacture, it looks like it was made in 1999. The code is 9921, and I know it wasn't manufactured last year. I'm guessing it is the run capacitor or the centrifigal switch that is bad. Maybe both, maybe neither. Full disclosure, I am not, by any means, an electric motor repairman. Here's my question: Do you think it is worth trying to repair this old of a unit, or should I put it on Craig's list for parts and buy a new one? I saw one on Grizzly's site for a good price, but I know nothing about their quality and/or customer service. I have bought a few odds and end from them, but no machinery. I did pull the switch cover off along with the round cap on the motor, and blow everything out that I could get to, and followed up with my shop vac. When I put it back together, everything worked. Happy dance. Put it back in the corner of the shop, hooked up the hoses, back to not running. Oh poo. The unit from Grizzly is 1.5 hp, 110v, for $495 plus $179 shipping. Also, any thoughts on the SuperMax units offered on the Laguna web site? I've had good luck with the Laguna band saw I acquired a couple of years ago, but again, I know nothing about their line of SuperMax units. I can afford to either fix or replace my Delta unit, but I don't want to repair it over and over again. Any thoughts will be much appreciated.
