Max, what does that mean? Do I need a soft-start???

The manual mentions instant reverse when tapping etc, but also shows slow start, you cannot simply apply reverse voltage to a high revving motor such as a Universal type without some kind of current limit..
Max.

 

The manual mentions instant reverse when tapping etc, but also shows slow start, you cannot simply apply reverse voltage to a high revving motor such as a Universal type without some kind of current limit..
Max.

Awe, I got it!

 

I bought this drill motor off the Clearance isle in my favorite Industrial Tool Supply Store in Chicago in 2014. It sit on my shelf along with other projects until I retired and moved back to my home in S.E. Oklahoma in 2016. In 2016, I took it down and started trying to figure out how to wire it and kept getting sidetracked with other projects. It rained all day today and I was stuck in the house babysitting, so I gathered up my tools and parts and did this in my living room. When I plugged it in and it didn't blow the breaker, I was excited. When I turned it on and it worked, I was even more excited. Now, maybe I'll takle the Soft-Start problem.

I want to thank you all for your help. I would not have been able to do this without your input (Directions). I wish I could contribute to this site. I was a Project Manager for a Refinery Maintenance Company for the last 25 years of my career and I subcontracted all the electrical and instrumentation type work out to E&I Contractors because I didn't know anything about it and the owner of the company didn't want to take a chance. I troll this site without being able to offer any expertise, but I do participate in online forums where my career trainings do apply and thankful that I can help in those forums.

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and hope your Christmas is even better.

......JR

PS I have another motor project that I will start soon. I think it is an easier project as far as the electrical goes, but you guys went through this one so fast, it looked easy too.

 

Someone here who likes coffee, likes to re-wind motor from scraatch. It was a nice thread.

 

I know this is an old thread, but I am very glad I stumbled upon it. I just completely refurbished a Portomag magdrill with a Rockwell powerhead and I ran into a few issues when re wiring the dpdt switch and this forum and pics really helped me out. Thanks to all who participated.