Recent content by bsorcs

Revival! The pair I have are model no. 429. Just used 'em to remove a garbage-disposal plug that someone dropped into the drain upside down. Stuck the clamp into the cavity made by the moulded-in handle on the convex side of the plug, applied pressure and slipped the plug out. This is the...

Re: Craftsman Drill Press accessory So, has anyone mounted a mortising attachment on a 150? I have tried several searches on this site sans success. The quill od [1.625"/41.275mm] does not seem amenable to something like the delta 17-924, which can be had for not too many $$. After getting...

You are correct. My problem was not recognizing the requisite distribution of the line legs. Once I got that right everything was good except for the direction of rotation, and, the load legs were uniformly at 1.6a. I'll swap two to fix the rotation, but I am intrigued by your statement that...

Took it to the motor shop. They wired it wye, ran it unloaded, saw <2 amps per leg, ran without issue, so I can skip trying wiring it directly. Got back to my shop and verified the continuities in the extension cord and pigtail to the switch. The problem has to be the switch wiring. When I...

240v present between all pairs. I'm going to take it to the shop.

Stellar observation. So, might there be an issue with the power coming out of the outlet? It's 120v, 240v, and 120v at a, b, and c...V = i x R. I'll check current entering the switch. Where else to look? Sounds kinda like a trip to the motor shop. I am still quite puzzled about the...

Finally photos. Mea Culpa. Re-visited the dp once again. Cords, switch, and delta connections in order; high leg [L2] connection in the switch was loose. Tightened the connection. Started and measured current in the 3 legs into the motor leads: L1[blk] 8.2a; L2[red] 9.5a; L3[wht] 9.8a. I...

The motor is a new, 1/2 hp, Lincoln 3-phase, so I am assuming that the bearings therein are good. As I noted earlier, wired delta it ran well in both directions but heated up, excessively to my mind. Today I changed the wiring to match the wye diagram provided: L1 to 1-7; L2 to 2-8; and L3...

So...I used the Practical Machinist guidance and deduced from the continuities that the motor is wired delta. The diagram on the inside of the wiring access plate of the motor directs me to supply power as though it is Wye wired...L1 to 1 and 7; L2 to 2 and 8; L3 to 3 and 9; and 4,5 and 6...

So...I used the Practical Machinist guidance and deduced from the continuities that the motor is wired delta. The diagram on the inside of the wiring access plate of the motor directs me to supply power as though it is Wye wired...L1 to 1 and 7; L2 to 2 and 8; L3 to 3 and 9; and 4-6 together...

Hmmm. If you do indeed part it out, I am greatly interested in the feed return spring!

Roger the directional change. At the outlet coming out of the panel, the ground is the 'tabbed' plug and the high leg is in the center. I am fairly certain that is how the cord is wired, but will verify that when next in the shop. It's a cord that I had been using in a previous location...

The connections you provide are indeed what is inside the switch cover. I would guess that they comprise L1 [black in my cord] to 2, L2 [red] to 3, and L3 [white] to 6...fairly straight forward, although it entails running L2 around to the other [reversing] side of the switch from the L1 and L3...

Roger the smoke issue! I cannot see how it might be not-3-ph. I wired into and through the drum switch and into the motor using the same wire-color configuration in the cords I had been using to run my Oliver machines [low voltage]. Tamale I will check the voltage legs out of the newly...

I picked up a new 1.5 hp-2 hp Electric Motor Reversing Drum Switch, 1 & 3 Phase, Position=Maintained. Wired into and out of the switch and into the motor. Motor is a 9-wire, so I wired it for low voltage...1-7, 2-8, 3-9, 4-5-6. When I started the motor, it hummed and ran very slowly w/o load...