Recent content by Tinkerer 81007

As promised.

Pic 3 is general shot of motor, harness, and switches. 2 way for on/off in single gang box. 4 way and two 3 ways in 3 gang box. 4 way (left) controls fwd or Rev start by switching direction of current flow through start winding. 3 way (center) controls fast or medium/low. 3 way (right)...

Pic 2 is motor terminal block with all wires connected.

Update. No discernable difference in parameters or operation when bypassing motor terminal block for low speed windings so I returned to original configuration. Look for a schematic before end of week (want to take my hand drawn diagram and recreate in a graphics program at work). Some pics...

Good news! I was successful in starting forward and reverse and running all three speeds. Speeds were about 50 rpm higher than motor rating, but that may be the result of inaccuracies in my meter or power company running a little higher frequncy. Haven't tried depinning low speed wires from...

Yes, I'll be using a 4 way switch on the start winding circuit. Since start winding power drops out after the centrifugal switch activates, changing the switch position while motor is running will not have any impact until the next start. May power it up this afternoon and If everything works...

Sorry to hear about Jim, he was wealth of information. Thanks for the videos, I haven't looked at them yet, but will before I put electricity to any of the windings. Had a Retired Navy electrician chief (non-practicing) look at a close up of the terminal block and washer schematic. He concurred...

Jim, hope you are still around since this is 2021. I have same motor as you used for your photos on the first page and I'm looking to wire it for fwd and Rev with all three speeds. It looks like low speed winding (terminal 9, w-or wire) is is energized anytime terminal 8 (orange wire) is...