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Wiring a motor - RichK - 09-23-2016 How would I correctly connect a power cord to this dryer motor? Black = hot, red = neutral, and connect the cord's ground wire to the motor? I'm guessing that the orange and yellow were connected to sensors (not used any more). Thanks, --Rich With picture. RE: Wiring a motor - JGrout - 09-23-2016 Black and red leads clue me in that the motor is likely 220 not 110 It appears to be a dryer motor JMO RE: Wiring a motor - rlnguy - 09-23-2016 the label looks like it says 120 volts, but I can't be sure. The dryer motors I've encountered were all 120, as were the timers, and everything except the heater elements themselves. if you still have the dryer, there should be a wiring diagram either glued inside the back panel, or cabinet. Barring that, you might find a diagram online, from one of the replacement part websites. good luck RE: Wiring a motor - daddo - 09-23-2016 X2 on the schematic. There is a starting circuit in there. Maybe you can find a similar instruction guide on youtube. RE: Wiring a motor - RichK - 09-23-2016 Thanks, guys. I haven't found a wiring diagram online yet. I contacted Maytag and they couldn't help b/c I don't have the serial # of the dryer. The part # wasn't good enough. I am searching some You Tube videos. Haven't seen the same motor yet, but there are a bunch of videos on testing motors, so I'll keep looking. Thanks again! --Rich RE: Wiring a motor - Stwood_ - 09-23-2016 I googled that part # 501211 (images) and came up with better pics of the wiring leads. Haven't determined which way to wire yet.....still looking RE: Wiring a motor - Roly - 09-24-2016 Here is a LINK to the motor wiring diagram. Hot lead connects to terminal 4 , neutral to terminal 5, and ground to a ground stud. Hope it helps Roly RE: Wiring a motor - RichK - 09-25-2016 Thanks, Rory. That worked. RE: Wiring a motor - RichK - 10-06-2016 The finished product worked ok. I used it last weekend to flush out dust and other floating junk in my home office which is where I spend most of my time. First, I kicked up the dust with a blower, then ran the unit for about 6 hours on Saturday and 8-10 hours on Sunday, periodically using the blower to kick up any dust that settled. I measured the air input at between 7-20 mph -- 7 mph on the bottom of the circular input, and 20 mph on the top. With the flexible hose removed, input increased by 20%. I could have rigged it with a straight pipe, but I was ok with it just running in my office as-is over the weekend. My unscientific opinion is that it works better than the Hoover air purifier that I bought a while ago. I've got a big air purifier in my garage shop that I built from a furnace blower a few years ago, and it works great. It's just too heavy and awkward to move into the house, so the dryer motor version is a decent no-cost solution. I suppose that I could have just hooked up a window fan, but that's hardly any fun. Rich RE: Wiring a motor - Stwood_ - 10-06-2016 |