Hello I have a 3 hp electric motor with no meaningful identification markings. I appears to be original to a 1989 Swan 203 air compressor.
The motor has 6 wires coming out:
2 heavier gauge red wires marked 1, and 7
2 yellow wires one marked 6 other unmarked
2 blue wires unmarked coming from the centrifugal switch
there is an interrupter switch as well 2 black wires
2 capacitors:
one appears original with unreadable markings tests out at 740uf
other appears newer marked as 708-850uf 110/125v tests at 790uf.
My question is can a motor like this have 2 capacitors the same value or must the run capacitor be of a lower value? Also the correct way to wire it? thanks in advance for any thought you make put into this
The motor has 6 wires coming out:
2 heavier gauge red wires marked 1, and 7
2 yellow wires one marked 6 other unmarked
2 blue wires unmarked coming from the centrifugal switch
there is an interrupter switch as well 2 black wires
2 capacitors:
one appears original with unreadable markings tests out at 740uf
other appears newer marked as 708-850uf 110/125v tests at 790uf.
My question is can a motor like this have 2 capacitors the same value or must the run capacitor be of a lower value? Also the correct way to wire it? thanks in advance for any thought you make put into this