The heck my mini lathe doing?

[RuleOfSines]

Mini lathe just started doing this pulse deal, like only half the motor is running but I don't know much about electric motors.

[Kit]

I would check the motor brushes.

https://littlemachineshop.com/reference/drivetroubleshooting.pdf

[RuleOfSines]

Pulled them and they appear to be in good shape, will probably order some spares to try out just in case.

[BrickHaus]

Its dancing...

[BrickHaus]

Side note. Dont run it without the jaws clamping something. They can unscroll and eject.

[RuleOfSines]

Side note. Dont run it without the jaws clamping something. They can unscroll and eject.

Yikes good to know, that never occurred to me

[Siress]

Fun. This can happen when phases short together - which shouldn't be a problem unless the electronics are exposed or subject to mechanical loading. Open her up and put a multimeter across the phases to ensure they're not shorted or broken.