Re: fine tuning my self built 10hp phase converter.
Originally Posted by
lin842
Yes that's what I thought too. This one has 9 wires coming out of the motor but three are marked 1, three are marked 2, and three are marked 3. I've never seen one numbered this way. Like a dang fool I let another guy that was supposed to know what he was doing and he pulled the wiring apart and once he saw what he saw he said I don't know what you have here, I ain't never seen anything like this and left everything loose. I know it was working when they took it out of the plant and most everything there is wired for the higher voltage so I would assume this is too.
Maybe a trip to the motor shop? I don't know how to identify windings, maybe someone else here does.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA