gavingear
Aluminum
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2008
- Location
- Cashmere, Washington
Hello everyone, first post here at practical machinist. Just finished wiring up the drum switch on my Logan lathe to reverse the spindle for threading with dies, and now I'm on to my milling machine- need to figure out if I can reverse the motor, and if so, how to wire it up so that power tapping is productive. (Currently I drive the tap down, loosen the collet, back out with tap handle). My plan is to buy a drum switch and wire it up so that I can reverse the motor from the drum switch.
Unfortunately, there's no color coding chart or anything on the motor (checked inside the wiring box, nothing there...) so I'll need to know:
1. Can this motor be reversed
2. How do I figure out which wires are which?
Here's the text from the motor:
Here's some pictures including the motor tag with non-color coded diagram:
http://gavingear.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!334AA2AFC5544E64!291.entry
Unfortunately, there's no color coding chart or anything on the motor (checked inside the wiring box, nothing there...) so I'll need to know:
1. Can this motor be reversed
2. How do I figure out which wires are which?
Here's the text from the motor:
Single phase induction motor, capacitor starting
Power: 1HP
Voltage: dual, 120/240VAC
RPM: 1723
Power: 1HP
Voltage: dual, 120/240VAC
RPM: 1723
Here's some pictures including the motor tag with non-color coded diagram:
http://gavingear.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!334AA2AFC5544E64!291.entry