1957 115v motor draws massive current

[No Poke]

OK, I've found an old motor to put in a carpentry jointer. Really old. The previous one wasn't suitable so I picked this one up. Likely a GE but who knows? Anyway I honestly don't remember if I test ran the thing when I got it but I THINK I did. I found it needed bearings so I bought and installed them. It rolls over beautifully. It absolutely jumps to life though, gets really hot and pops the 15a breaker in about 30 seconds. It's drawing 54 amps! When I first took the wires off the terminals I identified them with silver ink rings around the ends and numbered the posts. I can't think I got that wrong. You guys that are good with these old things may know where in the field the wires come from by their colour. This motor has no brushes and a large capacitor on the top.

What I'm expecting to hear is that I've got a short in the field and all is lost but one never knows. You see from the tack that it's turning an appropriate 3,200 - 3,300 RPM.

Thanks for any help.

 

[waross]

Shorted capacitor?
Possibly leading to a start winding burnout.

 

[edison123]

You need the right capacitor and the right input volts of 110 V, 60 Hz. I don't see a capacitor.

Great ammeter. We don't get such 330 deg meters anymore.