Need help with a motor!!!

L6steel

L6steel

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I was sittin here fiddlin online and in walks my neighbor, Russell Scherringer, with a motor he picked up at work that they were throwing away!
Aint that amazing!!!
Knife folks, ya gotta love em!!!!
Thanks Russ!!!
Now I just gotta figure out how to wire it up and see if it works and I'm ready to go!!!!
The motor has more wires on it than I'm used to. :D
It has 2 green, 1 black, and 3 red ones that are numbered one, two, and three.
The information plate is missing from the side of the motor so I took the end cap off to see if there was anything in there and all I got was some numbers, 610692-1 A. The capacitor is under the end cap too and has 5-6 wires on it.
I'm thinking either this thing is a variable speed or a 3 phase?
Thanks for any help you can give me!!!!
 
you need to find out what voltage it was hooked up to.120, 240, 277, 480 volts. what size breaker it was feed with. (amps) single phase or 3 phase. ask your buddy if he could find out the info. and why was it going trash bound? here is a 3 phase diagram hook up.
 
If it has a capacitor, it is probably a single-phase motor. I can confirm this tomorrw with the guys at work who design motors.

Phil
 
From what you describe it is probaly a single phase motor, but a dual voltage motor.
 
Our Motor R&D Manager said that if you have one or two capacitors then you have a single phase motor. Some really big three-phase motors will have three capacitors for power-factor correction but the would be too big for your neighbor to pick up and bring to you. Being a single-phase motor, you will not be able to use any sort of speed controller with it. Also, a three-phase motor would have nine wires or terminals, not just six.

Two of the wires probably go to the capacitor. The others are connected together in some way to allow operation from a high or low voltage. Many (single-phase and three-phase) motors can be configured for two different voltages.

The Motor R&D Manager said that the most important part of a motor is the nameplate. Without it, you will have difficulties figuring out what you have and how to use it. As Slice&Dice says, finding out about the application it was used in may help.

Best of luck.

Phil
 
A close inspection of the connection post may help,too. Look for things like letters. L-1, L-2, C, G, etc. It could be a two speed motor also. You really need to know if the jumpers are set for 110 or 220. If all else fails ,take it to a motor rebuilding shop. The guys there will be able to tell you all you need to know.
Stacy
 
Richard J suggested I take a picture of the motor. Maybe this will help.
motor.jpg
 
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