Looking for a replacement motor?

[no704]

My old Maytag commercial dryer motor died. Looking for a replacement. AO Smith SN: 327P380 SER: 2E98. Matching one is crazy $$. What would be an affordable substitute?? Thanks!

Just to be sure, does anyone know the wiring on this. Have red, blue, and white wires. Showing 120V between the white and the either of the others.

 

[nadogail]

Cheap Motors can be depended upon to give unsatisfactory results.

 

[American Locomotive]

What is the motor frame size, horsepower and RPM?

 

[Walkers]

What is the motor frame size, horsepower and RPM?

What he said. The OP is looking for the exact motor, which might be a rarity to find. By looking at the frame numbers you likely find multiple other manufacturers that make a motor with the same specs.

 

[BillK]

Matching one is crazy $$.

What are you considering "crazy $$" Have you checked all of the common appliance parts sites ? Any chance you have a motor rebuilder near where you live ??

 

[Norcal]

A lot of commercial dryers use a proprietary motor design, the shaft is longer for a drive pulley for the drum & a blower at the end, they are stupid expensive, like $800 expensive for a fractional HP motor.

 

[rsanter]

Can you look at the used appliance dealers and see if you can find another machine to pull the part from?

How about a rewind?

How about a picture of the motor, we may think of an option?

 

[no704]

 

[no704]

Like $1500 for the exact motor. For a dryer I paid $50 for 20 years ago.

 

[American Locomotive]

Unfortunately the "Z" of the "56Z" frame means its a custom shaft motor.

Is the motor actually dead? It's really pretty unusual for a motor to suffer a complete burnout. Usually the bearings go, or the start capacitor/switch dies.

 

[no704]

Stopped working just after we had a flickering power outage. Tried a new start cap that a friend had on hand. Slightly lower rating on it. How would I wire it direct to the wall to test? The three wire hook up I’m not quite understanding.

 

[no704]

 

[no704]

Might just pick these up. Hate to junk the old Maytag units.

 

[American Locomotive]

Stopped working just after we had a flickering power outage. Tried a new start cap that a friend had on hand. Slightly lower rating on it. How would I wire it direct to the wall to test? The three wire hook up I’m not quite understanding.

You would need to look at the wiring diagram.

 

[no704]

Need to find one first.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Stopped working just after we had a flickering power outage. Tried a new start cap that a friend had on hand. Slightly lower rating on it. How would I wire it direct to the wall to test? The three wire hook up I’m not quite understanding.

was it running when the power outage occurred?

I doubt the motor is dead. probably blown fuse or some controls issue in the dryer.

i would check the motor first before doing anything else

 

[mogandave]

I've put three capacitors in my dryer in the last ten years.

Bench test the motor.

The capacitor may be remote from the motor, mine is.

 

[BillK]

For that kind of money I would definitely take it to a motor shop and have them at least look at it. I dont know where you are located but any big city should have at least one place nearby.

 

[dogdog]

It says thermally protected. I would check the thermal fuse that is embedded inside the winding, usually. Or you can hunt for the 56 frame motor and see if you can transfer the rotor over.

 

[no704]

Was not operating during the power outage, Could be coincidence. Would like to just plug it into a pig tail into the 115 wall outlet before further disassembly. Not sure on the 3 wire hook up though. Have a red a blue and a white. I would like to believe the white is neutral as it shows 120v to both the red And blue. Out of town. Will get pics tomorrow.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

As previously stated, cap may be external. Grounding done through frame, white may be neutral, one of the others may be start winding and third may be run winding.

 

[Milton Shaw]

The motor switch in GE dryers also controls the safety leg of the 240 volt to the heating elements on the dryer. Shaft lengths are also special so only a GE dryer motor would fit, They used the same motor for something like 20+ years so a lot of used ones are in scrap piles sitting around appliance rebuilders/resellers. Motors were 120 volt with a 240 switch in it's multiwire start switch.

 

[tool_scrounge]

Have you checked eBay for the motor?

 

[BombShelter]

I bought a dryer motor for another project at Axe Man, we have a few stores around here. The stores are amazing if you haven't been in one, lot's of old NOS stuff.

Axman Surplus

We buy and sell surplus of all kinds, including industrial, electronic, and consumer goods. Located in the Twin Cities metro area, Minnesota.

www.ax-man.com

 

[no704]

Thanks to everyone for all the support. Finally came to the decision to let it go. Paid $75 for the washer and dryer 25 years ago. Think I’ve gotten my money out of them , was also $1 a load where I had roommates so I owe these machines nothing. Just got these for now

 

[BADSIX]

https://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-General-Purpose-Motor-Open-6XH82 this one, there are many just do a google search. this is just one at GRAINGER. search 1/2 hp frame 56Z.
Jay D.