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Wiring AC 5 Wire Motor with 4 Phases to Run at Max
I'm trying to hardwire a fan motor to always run on max. Currently, it has a circuit board that allows you to adjust the speeds and requires a bit of fiddling to turn on and set the speed when the fan ...
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Help with (very) odd single phase motor wiring
I think this is my first post here.
I have little knowledge on AC motors, and this machine I am servicing (an old Balltrap/Clay target shooting machine) left me baffled. The below diagram is a ...
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Wish to understand an AC motor electrical diagram schematic to safely connect a capacitor and switch
I have this motor (Samsung Electronics SMV-260UA) diagram and a 10 μF capacitor from a salvaged microwave:
I've experimented with supplying power, but I need start up current to kick the motor into ...
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Mystery small, electric motor: shaft held stationary while motor spins around it
I want to wire this motor to a 3-pin plug. The colors are not standard. Which of these wires is neutral, active and earth.
It would be of interest to know what this kind of motor is called?
I was ...
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Trying to understand this electrical diagram schematic on an AC motor that I have, particularly symbol between yellow and black wires
I'm new to electrical wiring and I'm trying to learn a bit and came across this AC motor which I have that isn't hooked up. I have attached the motor wiring diagram:
This is also the wiring ...
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Induction Motor Wire Size
Capacitor Run Single Phase Induction Motor have very high starting currents, possibly in the order of 35-40 Amps upon startup for a 1 hp device, whereas the nominal current usually lies in the order ...
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How to wire a single phase, 3 wire motor?
So i bought a motor off of kijiji, it was an old furnace motor. I am trying to build a flat lapidary machine and use this motor to power it. However, there is no wiring diagram on the motor anywhere ...
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Reversing direction of an AC universal motor
The problem: I have a table saw motor I am trying to use in a jointer and need it to spin in the opposite direction (permanently). I have had trouble finding an answer that I am reasonably sure ...
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