I just went to change the wiring on my band saw motor that was previously 220V, but I no longer have access to 220V outlet. I have the wiring diagram from inside the cover so switching to 110V was no problem, it's just that the motor runs the wrong direction now. I wanted to double check with some of you before I swap wires to reverse it. The information on the motor is:
Y.E.S. Induction Motor
1 1/2 HP KW 1.1 110/220 Poles 4 HZ 60 RPM 1720 Amp 18/9 Heat 60' Phase 1Wiring diagram shows wires 1, 3, 5 all tied to one lead from the cord,
2, 4, 6 all tied to the other lead from the cord, not specifying which bundle should go to white/black wires in the cord. I assume I just swap the entire bundles to the opposite wires from the cord to reverse direction. But the thing that made me nervous was that it also says "5 & 6 exchange" at the bottom of the wiring diagram, so do I only swap those two wires, so now 1, 3, 6 are tied together and 2, 4, 5?That doesn't seem right to me, but I did notice that when it was wired up to 220V only the 5 & 6 wires were different from the diagram. I'm guessing that swapping just 5 & 6 only applies to the 220 wiring when there are two hots coming in, and that I should just do what I thought and keep 1, 3, 5 together and swap to the other lead on the cord. Figured I'd double check with the electrical gurus here before I took the chance of frying my motor.
Thanks in advance, D.