Motor wiring

[12teethperinch]

Not sure if the photo will take. Cant make sense of this plate, I want 110 cw rotation, its a used motor of a door opener and there are a few more wires then whats shown on the plate. Putting it on a wood lathe.

[doctor demo]

Cant make sense of this plate, I want 110 cw rotation, Putting it on a wood lathe.

Connect black and blue to L-1
Connect red and white to L-2
Put wire nuts on all the remaining wires so they don't make contact with each other or anything else.

Steve

[danlb]

For cw, swap red and black (as it says). Other than that it's already set for 110-120v

That's a really odd wiring chart.

For CW I'd wire the hot to black and blue. Then neutral to red and white. Ground would go to frame ground.

Dan

[elf]

How long will the motor last on a lathe? As a door opener, it only runs a few seconds at a time.

[lakeside53]

How often does a lathe run each year? The have doors/gates that open/shut 30-50 time and hour all day. That's far harder than continuous run, and a lathe is rarey at full load for long periods.

The motor will be fine.

[reggie_obe]

Looks like a re-purposed boiler circulator pump motor. If it's anything like the B&G motors, it'll run forever if maintained.

[danlb]

How long will the motor last on a lathe? As a door opener, it only runs a few seconds at a time.

The lablel says that it should be oiled yearly when used for continuous duty, so the makers must think it's OK.

Dan