re: I need help to identify a component on speed control circuit board

Robert, many thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I found a 6 amp 600 volt rectifier that is sized right (physically).

And, yes, I’m having a hard time getting along without it. It was my stupidity that caused it to fail. I hadn’t noticed that the fence had moved on some wood I was resawing on the band saw. I took it over to the sander and began sanding. The first couple of pieces were okay and then suddenly it was under load so I quickly dropped the bed but not enough. The cut was almost 1/4" off. It was still running when I shut it down but would not restart. The following day it started and I ran it for just a few seconds and turned it off. It would never restart after that. I’m pretty angry with myself for not noticing the error, (but I’ll get over it once my dear husband fixes my mess).

L/W