Hi `D`. No I've not been doing any reverses at all, because I've only just started to use this machine which I purchased a couple of weeks ago. The reason for the delay in trying it out is that I needed some help in lathe work, and a good friend I've met on this news group`Ken Widdall`, promised to help take me through, which he did last week. He's a mine of information too. So a couple of days after Ken went home, I switched on the machine only to find this motor problem. I must admit I'm now a bit perturbed having read your experiences. I wonder if any other members have had this experience. Normally I wouldn't buy anything from the `East` but I remember reading somewhere, I think it was in `Chester's` literature, that they had moved their manufacturing operation to China and the quality of Chester's would be retained because their technology and quality control was in the hands of Chester's. So this was to be imported to China, it was only Chinese labour they used. I thought this was good business practise and would serve to help the workers in China and our savings in the UK without loss of quality. I assumed this was true of all firms that were UK based. Live and learn Huh? Regards.John