Don.
Thanks for your sympathy.
Chill I think, is the phrase......
I'm much too old these days, to get
too excited over what now seems to be perfectly natural occurrences!

Andy.
Disappointing? Yes!
But, on the other hand....... New opportunities!!

My spares pile is growing, monthly!
I love the fan idea, but, there's hardly enough room for a motor, inside my bed casting!
I'd only been machining a few seconds. Just settling into the feel of the larger work..... So, overheating (as such), wasn't the reason.
Dave.
Your
Ape knee's woof, sounds good to me!
Peter.
All that sort of thing is beyond me!
I have to work with what plugs into what...... Or call Dave Bluechip.
In all honesty, I've tried his patience too often, since we met, on here.......

It's the
instant blow, which is bugging me.......
I
have noticed. Chester's motor is labelled, 180volts........ Amadeal's says 230volts.
I guess I've been feeding a bit too much, into too little??
It was good, while it lasted!
Continuing.
The new, new motor arrived around lunchtime, the following day. No problem this time!

**
Please note**.
I have nothing but praise for Amadeal, during this adventure. And also, my previous ones! They always give superlative service.
I cannot rate them highly enough.......
The new motor is too long for the bed recess. Needing spacing rearwards by 2"...... Luckily, I've got the mill to work with.
A pair of 40mm dia aluminium spacers. Faced to 2" oal........

Drilled through 6mm........

A pair of elephant's legs, standing on the motor cradle.........

Fixed a plate, to move the motor height positioning screws, 2" outward........

Just a nice amount of clearance.......

But, there's a problem!
The top run of the belt passes straight through the part of the casting containing the leadscrew for/ rev indents.........

So, I chopped it away.........

To be continued.....................
David D