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Manufactured/Badged by:
Leland Electric Co.
Dayton, OH

True Manufacturer:
Leland Electric Co., Dayton, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Motor
Machine Size:	1/2hp
Submitted By:	Steven Rassler

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	repulsion-induction motor
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Last Updated	4/2/2025 7:06:20 PM

Comments:

Bought this at a consignment auction for not much more than the minimum bid. It looked like junk, but it also looked like an R-I motor, and I figured at worst it might make a good learning experience. Had a devil of a time opening it up - the silver paint was slathered on pretty thick - but when I did, my reward was an unexpected flash of brass. With all the brass this motor has, it must have been made before 1941. Rotation is clockwise only (viewed from the pulley end), it's not reversible. Runs smoothly and quietly.

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Comments: after restoration
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Comments: before
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Comments: first look at the brass
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Comments: the lineup
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Comments: data plate
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Comments: reassembly underway
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