I Need Help Figuring Out Motor Wiring Please

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He's Dead Jim

Joined May 9, 2008
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Hello all :)

i salvaged two identical motors from an old reel to reel tape recorder, but i am having an issue with hooking them up to my project.

The are both cap-start motors, but the caps are wired differently in each case. The red and yellow are tied together in one motor, but the orange and yellow are tied together in the other.

I will post an image below to illustrate.
 

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Joined Nov 30, 2010
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That sounds like the right answer to me. After all, reel to reel tape decks do run in both directions. The motors never try to push the tape, so they must pull it. Logical?
 
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