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I am new to this forum so I hope this is the correct place for this question . I am needing some wiring help !
I have a old 10" atlas lathe that I got back in 2000 as a basket case (that's what is normal in my price range) I put it back together but wired switch wrong , it ONLY ran in reverse which has been fine for the most part for what I normally use it for but now once again I need forward and reverse. I tried testing each post of the switch with meter to see where power transfer in each F-N-R and marked them on my wiring diagram. I double checked the motor wiring data plate - everything ok. Next I changed two wires in switch (see attached diagram label re-wired) an I have F-N-R now I quickly put it back together and while I had help here moved the lathe back into its corner spot ready to start working a project the next day. Now when I put it in reverse it runs great , but forward it hummmmmsss I can start spinning material by hand to get it running in forward (so I thought bad capacitor) BUT as soon as I start cutting or putting load on it the motor bogs down and starts to smoke ......the motor smokes not the capacitor . I don't think a bad capacitor would make the motor bog down an smoke. Of course I stopped and have been back online researching again. Oh ya Reverse position still runs fine no smoke ,no bogging down, no problem starting, issue is ONLY with forward position
At this point I am pretty sure I wired the switch wrong , however the word Confused doesn't even begin to explain how I feel , the last time I had this big of a headache was when I got rid of my Exwife in 98 ! I hope there is enough info here that someone can say hey stupid hook the orange wire to number X, green to number XX,white to number XXX and black to number xxxx
I will attach my wiring diagram an some pictures for reference in case I left any info out.
Lathe Atlas 10" 48" bed , 110v single Capacitor motor (six wire out of the back) , Furnas round drum switch model L-143-C (no factory wiring diagram)
I have a old 10" atlas lathe that I got back in 2000 as a basket case (that's what is normal in my price range) I put it back together but wired switch wrong , it ONLY ran in reverse which has been fine for the most part for what I normally use it for but now once again I need forward and reverse. I tried testing each post of the switch with meter to see where power transfer in each F-N-R and marked them on my wiring diagram. I double checked the motor wiring data plate - everything ok. Next I changed two wires in switch (see attached diagram label re-wired) an I have F-N-R now I quickly put it back together and while I had help here moved the lathe back into its corner spot ready to start working a project the next day. Now when I put it in reverse it runs great , but forward it hummmmmsss I can start spinning material by hand to get it running in forward (so I thought bad capacitor) BUT as soon as I start cutting or putting load on it the motor bogs down and starts to smoke ......the motor smokes not the capacitor . I don't think a bad capacitor would make the motor bog down an smoke. Of course I stopped and have been back online researching again. Oh ya Reverse position still runs fine no smoke ,no bogging down, no problem starting, issue is ONLY with forward position
At this point I am pretty sure I wired the switch wrong , however the word Confused doesn't even begin to explain how I feel , the last time I had this big of a headache was when I got rid of my Exwife in 98 ! I hope there is enough info here that someone can say hey stupid hook the orange wire to number X, green to number XX,white to number XXX and black to number xxxx
I will attach my wiring diagram an some pictures for reference in case I left any info out.
Lathe Atlas 10" 48" bed , 110v single Capacitor motor (six wire out of the back) , Furnas round drum switch model L-143-C (no factory wiring diagram)