Capacitor Start Motor

[bryan2392]

I am working on a GE capacitor start motor. I am trying to reverse direction. Ohm readings are: white to blue 2.5 ohm. orange to yellow 2.5 ohm. orange to red 7.3 ohm. red to yellow 9.6 ohm. i figured blue to white is run, yellow to orange is run, and red to yellow is start this is the set up i have for counter clockwise. I am trying to reverse to clockwise and am having trouble. Checking to see if anyone has any suggestions. This is the first cap start motor that i ever worked on and am still a student and in the field, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated........Thanks

[Brian_UK]

Have a look here for some help...
http://www.owwm.com/files/PDF/FAQ/ElectricMotors.pdf
or here..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motor

[Peter_1]

You have to switch a capacitor in series with the running winding.
Do once a search on this forum for the schematics posted by MarkFiddy of an Annie strarting case and try to understand these schematics.

[Peter_1]

The 'other' side?
Just in serie, the other side is the common.

[bryan2392]

The cap start motor is 120 vac.

[discocool]

can you simply pull the rotor out and put it back in the opposite direction?

[Brian_UK]

The 'other' side?
Just in serie, the other side is the common.

Have a look at the links I posted, he means the other side of the winding.

[wambat]

I am working on a GE capacitor start motor. I am trying to reverse direction. Ohm readings are: white to blue 2.5 ohm. orange to yellow 2.5 ohm. orange to red 7.3 ohm. red to yellow 9.6 ohm. i figured blue to white is run, yellow to orange is run, and red to yellow is start this is the set up i have for counter clockwise. I am trying to reverse to clockwise and am having trouble. Checking to see if anyone has any suggestions. This is the first cap start motor that i ever worked on and am still a student and in the field, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated........Thanks

Bryan try this http://www.lmphotonics.com/single_phase_m.htm