Seriously... I've rigged up an old motor from a dryer that (Was) working when I took it apart. I'm using it for an evacuation fan above my welding table, to try and limit the smoke inhalation factor.
My question is this... When I plug it in, it just sits and hums. If I give it a spin, however slowly, it starts turning under power. What do I need to do to make it spin (The right direction :laughing: ) when I plug it in (or flip a switch)?
There are several different types of motor starting designs for single phase motors. It may not have a capacitor. How many wires are coming out of the motor?
I let out some of the magic smoke when I hooked it to the blue wire though :laughing: and ran it for ~5 seconds.
I pulled a switch off of the frame (open frame, BTW) that looked like it engaged some sort of centrifugal weight (or held it engaged) that had 6 connections.
I also pulled off a small black 'box' that looked like an overheating cutout, but I'm not sure.
well, after some research, it looks like I possibly smoked the starting windings... :homer:
but, I'll hook the centrifugal switch back up, and try again...
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