There is a electrical shop here in the denver area but he only does custom
high current windings on alternators.  When approached a few years back on
starters he said there were starters available that were way cheaper than it
would cost for him to do the job.
jimt

On 9/6/05 7:08 PM, "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>>
>> Unlikely that a motor shop will let you in the door with a starter.
>
>
> Indeed, the shop we used didn't even like to see me come in carrying one 5HP
> pump motor. They only did piddly little stuff like that for my boss because
> he knew the owner. The facetious intent of my answer was perhaps too subtle.
>
> What you
>> need to locate is another disappearing thing, an automotive electric shop.
>> It'll probably be in the industrial ghetto with a faded Deka battery
>> hanging
>> over its door. Take along a bottle of medical oxygen, the guy running the
>> place
>> might need a huff or two.
>
>
> Wha? Why to hear RC/TK talk, you'd think there was one in every village--
> right between the cooper and the Newcomen engine builder!
>
>