electric motor

I recently acquired a Southbend 14.5" lathe about 2 months ago and I finally was able to get it into my garage this past weekend. In my excitement I never thought to look at the motor (it was replaced by the previous owner) and I just assumed it was a 220V 3phase motor as that's what he told me...

Hey all, I have seen this question many times on the net, and also on this forum. I have reviewed several from here, including these: https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/problem-with-wiring-of-1946-lathe-and-drum-switch.97645/...

Hello everyone, After the third revolution of aviation (electric propulsion), the idea of having an electric plane doesn't sound so unrealistic anymore. In fact, our tests showed that the 190 kg thrust that we get from our electric setup is enough for the aircraft takeoff and ascent. In this...

Gents, I just picked up a used dust collector on craigslist for use in my woodshop, all things seemed fine for it until I got it home and double checked the motor tag, see attached. As you can see, it's mostly in Chinese and lists out, 220v, 18.2 amps, 2840 rpm, and 50hz. That last part is...

i made a short video on testing the windings on a 5 wire 115v 1/2 hp 1740 rpm General Electric single phase capacitor start motor. other motors will test very similar