Reply To: Motors and thermal protection Welcome! › Forums › General Woodworking Discussions › Tools and Tool Maintenance/Restoration › Motors and thermal protection › Reply To: Motors and thermal protection 13 September 2021 at 6:24 pm #728581 EdParticipant Thanks, Joost. When you say “measure the windings of the motor,” what is being measured? Inductance? DC resistance across the coil? DC resistance between coil and ground / chassis?