Powermatic 3/4 hp wiring questions

[RStewart]

Hi
Was lucky enough to pick this up for the goose egg. No plug on it but if I connect a wire with plug it runs silently. Just don’t know what this octopus of wires is for. Took the bottom plate off and wires run into the motor and the switch which has 3 positions, off, I don’t know position (maybe for a long lost light) and run. It does have two big capacitors mounted underneath as well.
Thanks for any guidance.

 

[Maui]

Any photos?

 

[whateg01]

The kind of machine it's on might be helpful, too. It could be wired to reverse as a drum switch would do.

Dave

 

[RStewart]

Pics won’t load for some reason. Never had an issue in past. I’ll get to the bottom of it and get some pics up. I did take some with good intentions.
Dave, it’s just a bench or pedestal mount. No pedestal unfortunately.

 

[454ragtop]

Bench or pedestal mount what, grinder? Are you trying to load the pics using the "manage attachments" feature, directly to the site?

 

[RStewart]

Yes. Have done it many times before but pics are too big to load as jpeg for some reason.
I know, this post is no good without pictures

 

[whateg01]

Fill in the blank. The tool is a bench or pedestal mount _______________.

If it is supposed to be reversible, then that could mean one thing. If it's only supposed to run in one direction, then the switch and wiring could be something completely different. Details man!

Dave

 

[RStewart]

Sorry, I see what I did there. It bench mounts. Still having issues with pics. Frustrating.

 

[454ragtop]

Sorry, I see what I did there. It bench mounts. Still having issues with pics. Frustrating.

Frustrating? How about the rest of us that still have no idea what you're working on.

 

[RStewart]

Still no pics. Sorry. Just can’t figure it out. Pics are not too big according to the size guide under “go advanced”. It’s a 3/4 hp, single phase, Powermatic bench top grinder, model no. 2100-23.