Hello all, I inherited a wood lathe built in the 1930s. The motor is 220v 3phase, but the wires have all been disconnected and are not labeled. I know that the wires went through a switching mechanism that would run the motor in four different speeds. The motor has 9 wires. What I woukd like to do is find which wires are the high speed coils, then run those leads off an inverter so I can operate the machine on 220v single phase. I will attach a picture of the motor plate, the motor, and the switching mechanism. I am not really worried about the switching mechanism because I can control the speed with the inverter but maybe it will help answer the following question..... how to I find the high speed coil?
Any help would be appreciated.
It is almost like the motor is designed to run 480-220, and you just put 220 to the 480 coils to run in a slow speed.
Will have to upload pictures when im not on my phone
Any help would be appreciated.
It is almost like the motor is designed to run 480-220, and you just put 220 to the 480 coils to run in a slow speed.
Will have to upload pictures when im not on my phone