On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:23 +1200, "IVP"  wrote:

> It's a Metropolitan Vickers BC 2408. Fairly typical appliance-
> type single-phase motor, 230V 1/4hp 1425rpm, with reduction
> gearing and end-plate to drive the minute hand, which isn't that
> minute BTW

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> I suspect that the problem is overheating. The motor runs but
> after perhaps 20 seconds from cold it turns off. When it restarts
> some seconds later the time until the next stop becomes
> progressively shorter. The motor does seem to be hotter than
> you'd expect after only a short run time.=20

Starting switch or starting relay is stuck or bad, most likely.

Cheers,

Bob

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