bigal_scorpio
Active Member
Hi to all,
Can anyone tell me the best way to wire a universal washing machine motor to give the most torque at the lowest speed?
The harness from the motor has 8 connections. 2 greens which go to the end of the shaft to a separate part which I assume is a tacho of some kind, so I can ignore them.
There are then 3 white wires and a red, black and a blue.
Of these 6 I have determined that the red and one white go to the brushes. I cannot see where the others go but think they must be the windings. The resistance between black and blue is virtually a dead short as is the remaining pair of whites.
I know the motor works as some years ago I wired it as a dc motor for a project I never finished. When I did that I knew more about motors and it all made sense to me, however I have memory problems and some things have forever dissappeared, the knowledge of motors being one of them!
So any ideas on the best method to get torque and low(est) speed from the motor would be appreciated.
Thanks Al
Can anyone tell me the best way to wire a universal washing machine motor to give the most torque at the lowest speed?
The harness from the motor has 8 connections. 2 greens which go to the end of the shaft to a separate part which I assume is a tacho of some kind, so I can ignore them.
There are then 3 white wires and a red, black and a blue.
Of these 6 I have determined that the red and one white go to the brushes. I cannot see where the others go but think they must be the windings. The resistance between black and blue is virtually a dead short as is the remaining pair of whites.
I know the motor works as some years ago I wired it as a dc motor for a project I never finished. When I did that I knew more about motors and it all made sense to me, however I have memory problems and some things have forever dissappeared, the knowledge of motors being one of them!
So any ideas on the best method to get torque and low(est) speed from the motor would be appreciated.
Thanks Al