Re: Single phase 240v Motor in reverse

Thx Don. Yep the cap is in there Ok on the start line. I tried it & it works mostly OK. A couple of times it had probs starting in reverse, I turned it a bit by hand & all went OK. I also accidently hit reverse once when I meant off... and motor changed direction, didn't think it would do that. since switch is in start winding, not run winding?

Thx again.

-If it is "capacitor start" then there will be a centrifugal switch as well (normally to disconnect the start winding at speed) so as the motor slows, this switch will close, re-inserting the start winding. In this case, you should not change direction. You likely also have a run capacitor for better full load performance and this will be reversed- causing reverse rotation. In terms of torques and currents-avoid switching without letting the machine stop- longer life to your motor.

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