Bd920n Reversing Issue

Here are the pictures of the switch and the diagram from the lathe. Im assuming the sticker that was on the switch was a diagram of some sorts.

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Here is a picture of the block and switch together with green tape to distinguish the two red wires from eachother.
 
Would the blue wire be the same as the grey wire on my motor? And honestly, that diagram doesnt do me any good. Im no good at wiring electronics. I need this brokendown to me like this, "hey dumb ass, switch these wires here and put those there" or something of that nature.
 
I believe the problem is the switch wiring. I traced the wires in both the forward and reverse settings. In the reverse position, both lines to the motor receive power from the black wire and its jumper. Its the cross over thats messing me up. Im not sure how to get them to change. I googled a bunch and its not making sense to me. I cant find diagrams to switches similar to this one and how it works.
 
Sorry I've been driving all day, so it's difficult to respond. The blue wire in the diagram are from the run capacitor. Check what color wires you have coming off the capacitor. The diagram will make more sense if you isolate those wires.
 
Black13 said:
Sorry I've been driving all day, so it's difficult to respond. The blue wire in the diagram are from the run capacitor. Check what color wires you have coming off the capacitor. The diagram will make more sense if you isolate those wires.
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The motor is wired correctly up to the switch according to the diagram. Its the wiring on the switch thats giving me a problem. It runs forward, but doesnt run at all when switched to reverse. I believe its how the cross over is wired, its wrong. I trace the wires while in reverse mode and i end up with black on both wires to the motor. And idont know how to wire it correctly.
 
do you have a digital multimeter? If so, you should be able to figure out which are the terminals that are switched from forward to reverse. My guess would be the 4 center poles on the switch. There are a bunch of switch wiring diagrams out there on the net - find one that suits your motor (115V capacitor start?) and wire your switch accordingly. I understand how split phase motors are wired (the start windings are reversed to change direction) but I've no idea about yours. Also, I really don't understand the wiring plate on your lathe - 2 of the wires should be swapped when wiring it CW vs. CCW but both the schematics look the same!
 
Keep in mind i dont know much at all about these kind of things. But the switch has two layers of contacts to flow power. When looking from the top, with the screws facing you, forward position closes the bottom layer of contacts on both sides of the switch. When in reverse position, the top layer of contacts close and the bottom contacts open. Like i said, the motor spons forward like normal, but doesnt do anything when switched to reverse. This is seriously frustrating the crap out of me. I know when i figure it out, im going to feel so stupid.
 
It appears in your photos that your line cord goes to the switch and then only two wires go from the switch to the motor. Is that true? If so you won't get reverse no matter what you do at the switch.
 
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