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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Packard Electric Co. | Packard Electric Division - General Motors Corp., Warren, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Motor
Machine Size:	1/2 hp - 3450 rpm
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	115.6887
Date of Manufacturer:	1946
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	10/7/2022 3:47:30 PM

Comments:

>>MOTOR<<
Capacitor start induction run, 6.2A, 115V, 60 Hz, single phase.
Type: COB
No Thermotron.
New Departure (USA) 8502 ball bearings.
Capacitor markings: Aerovox 536, (Packard p/n) 5205028, 124-165 MFD, 125 VAC, USA 623
Shafts: 1/2" diameter x 1.75" with flat for pulley set screw
Reversible by swapping yellow leads on terminal plate
NEMA specs: A=7.125", B=5.25", C=12.5", D=4.125", 2E=5", F=3.75", N=1.75", P=6.375", U=1/2", BA=4.25", O=7.375"

>>HISTORY<<
September 2013: Obtained from a fellow OWWMer (California).

April 2017:
Disassembled, stripped previous owner paint job, cleaned up parts, flushed and repacked original bearings.
Added #8-32 tapped hole inside base for ground wire.
Primed parts with Rustoleum gray.
Painted base and end bells with Rustoleum 7579 High Performance gloss black.
Painted center band NOW 21207 Royal Blue.
Added washers under end bell stud nuts.

June 2022: Added 18-3 power cord. Runs smooth.

September 2022: Donated to ArnFest 2022 auction. Now owned by a fellow OWWMer.

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Comments: Right front
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Comments: Terminal cover end. Note boss for similar model equipped with Thermotron.
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Comments: Tag
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