Recent content by Jam es

Thanks once again Bill. And for the record, I don't need tact, I need answers. Also, I'm a woodworker of nearly 40 years and still have all of my fingers. If I were to lose any fingers at this point it probably would be to a freakin' fan blade and not a saw blade! Go figure. So thanks for the...

Bill, care to elaborate?

This is in fact a fan motor. In the photo of the wires the motor is visible and the lower fan shroud as well. I'll be using it to exhaust a spray operation. The air will be filtered and filters changed often. Plus, the air passes over the motor, so I'm not too concerned about overheating. So...

Also, there is no "reset" button anywhere, as is typical of an overload switch. Can we be certain that the overload switch is internal to this motor?

Thanks to both of you. I'm confused though Bill. The motor is clearly labeled as 60Hz. Why do you say that it is 50Hz? And when you say "it will probably burn out if used as is", what exactly do you mean by "as is"?

Thanks Bill. Correct me if I'm wrong, but given that this is a 230V circuit there is no neutral. Both black and white are hot. And am I correct in assuming that the hot lead that connects to the capacitor is a jumper that continues to the motor, with the brown from the motor connecting to the...

I've had a lot of help with this previously and I just want to thank the entire community for your willingness to help educate me. I'm hoping this will be my final post asking for assistance with wiring a 230V single phase motor and adding the required capacitor to the circuit. I've uploaded a...

This is photo of capacitor specs.https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=27c4a031-1c58-4b74-b811-12195fa07074&file=IMG_20200120_171711.jpg

Not sure why but photo links are not showing in previous post. This is photo of capacitor connections.https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f80ca1d8-5bd1-4742-9d18-8bf4d0d48da8&file=IMG_20200120_171658.jpg

I've uploaded a couple of photos of the capacitor that I purchased for this. Can anyone advise me on whether it matters which pole on the capacitor should be connected to the power source and which side should connect to the motor? Additionally please tell me if the following assumption is...

Thanks to Scotty and to Dave for the info and suggestions. I think I have all that I need now to get this motor running. Safely.

Thank you Bill. Can you (or anyone else) suggest an online source for the capacitor that I need? James

See the attached wiring diagram. From a previous post I determined that I need to add a capacitor to the circuit. I was told by at least one person that it needs to be a run capacitor and NOT a start capacitor. Can someone confirm this for me and tell me what about the diagram indicates whether...

Compositepro - I was referring to the 50uf/450V spec. My mention of a switch was in reference to a main switch to turn the motor on /off. I was just beginning to search for a capacitor and was confronted with the start vs. run options. What indicates that it should be a run capacitor? (I'm...

Thanks to everyone who has chimed in on this. I'm attaching another photo showing the wire bundle that includes the black lead and extends more than 40" away from the casing. It's looking like I need to acquire a capacitor that meets the specs on the label and mount it away from the motor...