oldgyrene

Odd thing about those old Craftsman table saws......was given an old direct drive type, determined to do a thorough clean-up on it before putting into service.....had the blade off, saw upside down, blowing dust out, and and then switched it on, thinking electric motors should run in any position. Managed to achieve maximum smoke output from the switch/capacitor (whatever) box which was mounted under a sheet metal flange on the base. Once I had the box removed, noted the warning printed on it that it should not be operated upside down......of course, when mounted, the warning label was covered by the flange......seems there is some component in that box that is position-sensitive.....no danger of a repeat with the Unisaw now in use ......
BTW...this guy is an idiot....unfortunate that he apparently has been able to reproduce......