Location of Starting Capacitor 1

[cenglish]

I have a 1/40 hp 115vac motor that I need to reverse. Am I going to have problems if the capacitor is located 60 ft away? I'm using a PLC with relays to switch the leads to change direction. Here is the wiring diagram:

http://www.surpluscenter.com/Wire/W10-995.jpg

 

[bklauba]

cenglish,

This should not be a problem. Reaching full speed might take a little longer. This is done pretty regularly with single phase rotary electric vibrators, since the vibrator and the item being vibrated (a bin typically) is a bad location to place the capacitor.

BK

 

[itsmoked]

Same with down-hole-pumps where the pump is 500ft from the capacitor.

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[waross]

My concern is that the diagram looks like it is connected for 220 (230) volts even though it is labeled 110 volts.
Any comments Keith?
Respectfully

 

[itsmoked]

Bill; I think that motor is a little strange. It doesn't exactly match any of the motors I looked up...

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[machmech]

It looks like a ceiling fan motor!

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[cenglish]

It is a used motor of some sort and came with a small belt drive pulley. I don't think it was a direct drive ceiling fan motor.