ChipChaff
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2007
- Location
- Mid-Wisconsin
Hope this belongs here. I have machine that runs on a 5HP 250v DC motor. The person I bought it from was running it on 220 AC using a rectifier. I ran it off and on like that for maybe 100 hours max over a couple of years and didn't touch it for a couple of years after that. I needed to use it so I hooked it up. When I pushed the ON button I heard a mechanical chattering then the motor spun up as it normally did but I saw smoke coming from the starter housing. I shut it off. It's a very old machine and I wonder whether there are components which have deteriorated, like leaky capacitors or some such. The wiring in the box is packed tight and I have zero electrical experience.
The motor itself is a massive work of art and I would like to keep it if at all possible.
Can I just buy a starter for a 5 HP DC motor and hook it up? Is it a mistake to run a 250V motor on 220? Any other advice?
Thanks.
The motor itself is a massive work of art and I would like to keep it if at all possible.
Can I just buy a starter for a 5 HP DC motor and hook it up? Is it a mistake to run a 250V motor on 220? Any other advice?
Thanks.