I was lucky enough to aquire a single phase 3 horsepower motor from my dad recently to power the sander I built. The only problem is the motor runs in the wrong direction I need it to. I have reversed motors before but this one only has two wires running into it and there are only two wire hookups inside the panel of the motor that I can see. It is made by Century Electric Company of St. Louis MO but I guess they are no longer doing business. Please tell me there is hope for reversing it because it runs flawlessly even though it is probably 20+ years old.
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Need help reversing a motor please.
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Do you have room to flip the motor end for end it runs the same way but end for end it it will have the pulliy spinning the other way. Try it you will see.
Altenatively when motors are wound they all have coil wires that are joined in the windings. If you take the end of the motor off you may get access to the leads in the end. This is very risky because if you do not repair the damage you do to the thin varnish insulation you will burn it out. I would only take it to a winding shop for that process.
Altenatively when motors are wound they all have coil wires that are joined in the windings. If you take the end of the motor off you may get access to the leads in the end. This is very risky because if you do not repair the damage you do to the thin varnish insulation you will burn it out. I would only take it to a winding shop for that process.
Is there any name plate data? Does it have brushes? Normally you either reverse the field windings or the armature windings to reverse direction. It might be possible depending on the type of motor, but without knowing exactly what it is I don't think you'll be able to reverse it. I suspect it is either and induction type motor or a universal motor (Has burshed).
Jim A.
Jim A.
fitzo said:Motors has burshed? Here I thought "burshed" was Russian cooking?
Sorry, Jim, I just couldn't resist. Yeah, I know, I'm weird. I hope you'll find it a "beet punny", though, too!
Mike
If a knife maker can't laugh at himself and along with his friends, he won't last long. Being the worlds worst speller combined with being an old fart with fingers that just don't listen and using a text editor which I don't believe has spell check Makes writing full of surprises.
Jim A.
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