I am seriously in over my head here, so please bear with me. I need some help!!
I boought an electric motor from someone on ebay. Here is a link to the auction if you would like to see it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=180084249296&rd=1&rd=1
If you looked at the link you'd have found that this is a 1/2 hp 5 speed motor, I applied white wire from an AC outlet in my basement to the white wire on the motor (marked common) and the black wire from the outlet to the black wire on this motor which is labeled as the wire for the fastest of the 5 speeds.
Upon application of the power, the motor doesn't turn, just hums, so I immediately break the connection and tried the yellow wire instead of the black (lower speed instead of the higher speed) again just a hum and no motion.
Am I not hooking this up properly? Do I need some other electronic doo-hickeys to start this motor? I also bout a 3 speed switch, but I won't get into that untill I find out if this motor even works.
Thank you in advance for any help somebody may be able to offer.
I boought an electric motor from someone on ebay. Here is a link to the auction if you would like to see it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=180084249296&rd=1&rd=1
If you looked at the link you'd have found that this is a 1/2 hp 5 speed motor, I applied white wire from an AC outlet in my basement to the white wire on the motor (marked common) and the black wire from the outlet to the black wire on this motor which is labeled as the wire for the fastest of the 5 speeds.
Upon application of the power, the motor doesn't turn, just hums, so I immediately break the connection and tried the yellow wire instead of the black (lower speed instead of the higher speed) again just a hum and no motion.
Am I not hooking this up properly? Do I need some other electronic doo-hickeys to start this motor? I also bout a 3 speed switch, but I won't get into that untill I find out if this motor even works.
Thank you in advance for any help somebody may be able to offer.